PeÃ±a Blanca

Population: 701
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $166,500

PeÃ±a Blanca, a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, has 701 residents. Its median household income of $73,750 runs below the Sandoval County figure of $84,053.

From 2019 to 2023, PeÃ±a Blanca's population declined 4.1% from 731 to 701, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $132,800 to $166,500.

8.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.58 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 701
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $166,500
Median gross rent: $938
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

731701

Median household income

$38,563$73,750

Median home value

$132,800$166,500

Median gross rent

$724$938

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	731	$38,563	$132,800	$724
2020	812	$39,301	$143,900	$722
2021	684	$51,071	$137,000	$850
2022	688	$65,104	$162,500	$967
2023	701	$73,750	$166,500	$938

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5420.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.3%
5 to 17	142	20.3%
18 to 24	56	8.0%
25 to 34	44	6.3%
35 to 44	112	16.0%
45 to 54	146	20.8%
55 to 64	93	13.3%
65 to 74	64	9.1%
75 and over	35	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	96	13.7%
Black or African American	5	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	563	80.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate52.0%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	6.5%
High school graduate	257	52.0%
Some college or associate's	160	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	23	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	76.9%
Carpooled	25	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	13.4%
15 to 29 min	12	4.0%
30 to 44 min	148	49.5%
45 to 59 min	75	25.1%
60+ min	24	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 8.1% (57 of 701)

	Count	Share
Family households	191	70.2%
Nonfamily households	81	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	272	86.9%
Vacant	41	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	257	94.5%
Renter-occupied	15	5.5%

1-unit, detached34.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other63.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	34.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	199	63.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3555830
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5709, -106.3320