White Sands, NM Demographic Data
White Sands, NM Summary
White Sands is located in Dona Ana County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,661
- Area: 3.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 536.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,317.59 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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White Sands, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
569
44%
50.8
Male
735
56%
49.2
Total Population
1,304
323,128,000
White Sands, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
137
10.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
149
11.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
85
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
45
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
399
30.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
335
25.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
93
7.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
25
1.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6
0.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
18
1.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8
0.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
0
0.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4
0.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
920
70.6%
77.2
Female
374
40.7%
51.3
Male
546
59.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
840
64.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
28
2.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
12
0.9%
15.2
Female
5
41.7%
55.8
Male
7
58.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
24
0.0%
0.0
White Sands, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,271
97.5%
96.8
White
961
73.7%
72.6
Black or African American
258
19.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
47
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
4
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
39
3.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
5
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
233
17.9%
17.8
Mexican
181
13.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
30
2.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,071
82.1%
82.2
White Sands, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3
0.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
83
17.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
142
29.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
101
20.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
118
24.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
42
8.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3
0.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
486
99.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
160
32.7%
31.2
White Sands, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
295
31.6%
33.7%
Now Married
594
63.7%
47.5
Divorced
38
4.1%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
6
0.6
5.8%
White Sands, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,093
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
74
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
46
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
White Sands, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
47
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
50
15.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
91
28.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
75
23.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14
4.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
35
11.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
46,654
57,617
Per capita income
18,872
31,128
White Sands, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
45
19.6%
9.8
Construction
4
1.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
43
18.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11
4.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
3.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22
9.6%
11.4
Public administration
62
27.0%
4.6
Retail trade
20
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4
1.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
84
36.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
27
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
62
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
53
23.0%
18.1%
White Sands, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
735
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
576
78.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
62
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
72
9.8%
2.7
Other means
25
3.4%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
9.4
26.6
White Sands, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
167
52.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
96
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
56
17.6%
21.0
White Sands, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
319
64.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
0
0.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
319
100.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
177
35.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
36
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
0.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
White Sands, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
496
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
4
0.8%
16.5
5 rooms
85
17.1%
19.8
6 rooms
328
66.1%
17.8
7 rooms
32
6.5%
12.0
8 rooms
37
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
White Sands, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
496
1-unit, detached
496
100.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
White Sands, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3
0.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
156
31.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
129
26.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10
2.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5
1.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6
1.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
156
31.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
6.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
White Sands, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
221
69.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
98
30.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
White Sands, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
0
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
0
0.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
White Sands, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
314
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
6
1.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
6.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
106
33.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
181
57.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,074
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32
10.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
19
6.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
25.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
45
14.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
97
30.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
White Sands, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
0
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
0
205,000