Sausal

Population: 783
Median household income: $95,705
Median home value: $255,800

Sausal is a community in Valencia County, New Mexico, home to 783 residents. Its median household income of $95,705 runs above the Valencia County figure of $58,333.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sausal's population declined 50.0% from 1,566 to 783, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $172,500 to $255,800.

45.5% of workers drive to work alone. 54.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 783
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $95,705
Median home value: $255,800
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 309
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,566783

Median household income

$39,611$95,705

Median home value

$172,500$255,800

Median gross rent

$916$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,566	$39,611	$172,500	$916
2020	801	$32,317	$185,700	$738
2021	568	$34,334	$183,300	$760
2022	497	—	$218,300	$795
2023	783	$95,705	$255,800	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 174.2%

18 to 2425.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5423.5%

55 to 644.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	12.1%
5 to 17	33	4.2%
18 to 24	198	25.3%
25 to 34	89	11.4%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	184	23.5%
55 to 64	35	4.5%
65 to 74	93	11.9%
75 and over	56	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	176	22.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
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)	607	77.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.7%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	38.7%
High school graduate	163	35.7%
Some college or associate's	58	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	42	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone45.5%

Carpooled54.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132	45.5%
Carpooled	158	54.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	28.3%
15 to 29 min	104	35.9%
30 to 44 min	10	3.4%
45 to 59 min	94	32.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.53
Poverty rate: 13.8% (108 of 783)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	63.1%
Nonfamily households	82	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	222	71.8%
Vacant	87	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196	88.3%
Renter-occupied	26	11.7%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	167	54.0%
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	142	46.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3571145
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6803, -106.7589