La Union

Population: 917
Median home value: $156,300

Located in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, La Union is a community with a population of 917. Its median home value of $156,300 runs below the DoÃ±a Ana County figure of $205,400.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Union's population declined 7.7% from 994 to 917, while its median home value rose 87.0% from $83,600 to $156,300.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 917
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $156,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 288
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

994917

Median household income

$40,602$52,596

Median home value

$83,600$156,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	994	$40,602	$83,600
2020	907	$42,163	$86,300
2021	859	$52,596	—
2022	869	—	—
2023	917	—	$156,300

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2424.9%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5419.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	1.3%
5 to 17	142	15.5%
18 to 24	228	24.9%
25 to 34	41	4.5%
35 to 44	40	4.4%
45 to 54	177	19.3%
55 to 64	133	14.5%
65 to 74	81	8.8%
75 and over	63	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36	3.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	876	95.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	21.7%
High school graduate	141	26.4%
Some college or associate's	102	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	155	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	365	83.3%
Carpooled	55	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	41.0%
15 to 29 min	201	47.9%
30 to 44 min	47	11.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.29
Poverty rate: 4.3% (39 of 917)

	Count	Share
Family households	233	83.5%
Nonfamily households	46	16.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	279	96.9%
Vacant	9	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	279	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	210	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	27.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3540220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9508, -106.6621