White Sands

Population: 1,577
Median household income: $87,059

Located in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, White Sands is a community with a population of 1,577. At $87,059, its median household income sits above DoÃ±a Ana County's $55,663.

From 2019 to 2023, White Sands's population grew 26.6% from 1,246 to 1,577, while its median household income rose 54.8% from $56,250 to $87,059.

The median resident is 21.7 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 38.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,577
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,059
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,288
Housing units: 461
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2461,577

Median household income

$56,250$87,059

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,288

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	1,246	$56,250	$1,069
2020	1,368	$63,616	$1,273
2021	1,366	$72,143	$1,164
2022	1,449	$88,750	$1,280
2023	1,577	$87,059	$1,288

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

Age distribution

Under 515.8%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2438.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 543.8%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 740.8%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	249	15.8%
5 to 17	187	11.9%
18 to 24	610	38.7%
25 to 34	209	13.3%
35 to 44	152	9.6%
45 to 54	60	3.8%
55 to 64	98	6.2%
65 to 74	12	0.8%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,039	65.9%
Black or African American	51	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	130	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	161	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate12.4%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	2.6%
High school graduate	66	12.4%
Some college or associate's	221	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	118	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	112	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked18.5%

Bicycle3.6%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	636	65.1%
Carpooled	87	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	181	18.5%
Bicycle	35	3.6%
Worked from home	38	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	807	85.9%
15 to 29 min	21	2.2%
30 to 44 min	39	4.2%
45 to 59 min	67	7.1%
60+ min	5	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 1.1% (12 of 1,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	311	79.7%
Nonfamily households	79	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	390	84.6%
Vacant	71	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	390	100.0%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	408	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3584845
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.3804, -106.4791