Sandia Knolls

Population: 1,436
Median household income: $102,801
Median home value: $286,400

Sandia Knolls is a community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, home to 1,436 residents. At $102,801, its median household income sits above Bernalillo County's $66,514.

From 2019 to 2023, Sandia Knolls's population declined 2.6% from 1,475 to 1,436, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $209,800 to $286,400.

43.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,436
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $102,801
Median home value: $286,400
Median gross rent: $1,030
Housing units: 690
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4751,436

Median household income

$88,750$102,801

Median home value

$209,800$286,400

Median gross rent

$1,507$1,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,475	$88,750	$209,800	$1,507
2020	1,516	$86,058	$253,200	$832
2021	1,387	$80,000	$255,800	$965
2022	1,410	$98,298	$281,300	$972
2023	1,436	$102,801	$286,400	$1,030

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2416.7%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.5%
5 to 17	226	15.7%
18 to 24	240	16.7%
25 to 34	74	5.2%
35 to 44	100	7.0%
45 to 54	278	19.4%
55 to 64	177	12.3%
65 to 74	225	15.7%
75 and over	80	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,081	75.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.6%
Two or more races	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	305	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	3.5%
High school graduate	146	15.6%
Some college or associate's	346	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	185	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	224	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	634	80.2%
Carpooled	59	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	11.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	15.5%
15 to 29 min	152	21.7%
30 to 44 min	356	50.9%
45 to 59 min	63	9.0%
60+ min	20	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 2.5% (36 of 1,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	400	64.2%
Nonfamily households	223	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	623	90.3%
Vacant	67	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	520	83.5%
Renter-occupied	103	16.5%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	630	91.3%
1-unit, attached	11	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3566890
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1604, -106.2988