Sunland Park

Population: 17,085
Median household income: $52,147
Median home value: $194,900

Sunland Park, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 17,085 residents. At $52,147, its median household income sits below DoÃ±a Ana County's $55,663.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sunland Park's population held roughly steady from 17,081 to 17,085, while its median home value rose 75.4% from $111,100 to $194,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,085
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $52,147
Median home value: $194,900
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 6,250
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,08117,085

Median household income

$27,266$52,147

Median home value

$111,100$194,900

Median gross rent

$623$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,081	$27,266	$111,100	$623
2020	17,581	$33,342	$130,200	$573
2021	16,488	$34,639	$145,800	$656
2022	16,773	$45,545	$175,200	$718
2023	17,085	$52,147	$194,900	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,612	9.4%
5 to 17	3,304	19.3%
18 to 24	2,073	12.1%
25 to 34	2,136	12.5%
35 to 44	2,602	15.2%
45 to 54	1,847	10.8%
55 to 64	1,480	8.7%
65 to 74	1,409	8.2%
75 and over	622	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	912	5.3%
Black or African American	74	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,032	93.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,398	23.8%
High school graduate	2,911	28.8%
Some college or associate's	2,546	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,554	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	687	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,486	74.2%
Carpooled	1,299	17.6%
Public transit	35	0.5%
Walked	26	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	325	4.4%
Other means	226	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,548	21.9%
15 to 29 min	2,720	38.5%
30 to 44 min	1,382	19.5%
45 to 59 min	667	9.4%
60+ min	755	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 25.1% (4,261 of 16,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,225	73.4%
Nonfamily households	1,533	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,758	92.1%
Vacant	492	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,713	81.9%
Renter-occupied	1,045	18.1%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,530	72.5%
1-unit, attached	160	2.6%
2 to 4 units	295	4.7%
5 to 19 units	113	1.8%
20 or more units	33	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,119	17.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3575640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 31.8236, -106.6003