Sunlit Hills

Population: 888
Median household income: $146,750
Median home value: $869,400

Located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Sunlit Hills is a community with a population of 888. The median household income of $146,750 is above the Santa Fe County median ($74,689).

From 2020 to 2023, Sunlit Hills's population grew 39.4% from 637 to 888, while its median home value rose 74.8% from $497,300 to $869,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.5% of the population. 69.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 888
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $146,750
Median home value: $869,400
Median gross rent: $1,455
Housing units: 317
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

637888

Median household income

$137,813$146,750

Median home value

$497,300$869,400

Median gross rent

$1,600$1,455

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	637	$137,813	$497,300	—
2021	794	—	$628,900	—
2022	785	$82,639	$775,700	$1,600
2023	888	$146,750	$869,400	$1,455

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 341.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7421.5%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	229	25.8%
18 to 24	34	3.8%
25 to 34	14	1.6%
35 to 44	99	11.1%
45 to 54	89	10.0%
55 to 64	143	16.1%
65 to 74	191	21.5%
75 and over	89	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	511	57.5%
Black or African American	16	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	1.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	38.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate11.5%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree33.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	1.8%
High school graduate	72	11.5%
Some college or associate's	154	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	179	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	209	33.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	69.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	24.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	38.6%
15 to 29 min	112	47.5%
30 to 44 min	11	4.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 12.3% (109 of 888)

	Count	Share
Family households	173	54.6%
Nonfamily households	144	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	317	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	268	84.5%
Renter-occupied	49	15.5%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	281	88.6%
1-unit, attached	18	5.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3575650
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5957, -105.9210