Sunland Park.
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New Mexico·Doña Ana County
3 tracts·11K people·$215K median·741/mi²
Hispanic 94 · White 5 · Black 1 · Multiracial 0 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 44 · Other 36 · Living alone 20
Health 34 · Manufacturing 20 · Leisure 19 · Retail 13 · Professional 7 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 25 · Service 21 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 35 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sunland Park is $215,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Sunland Park has 17,463 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.9; the population is 93.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% White, 0.9% Black, 0.3% Multiracial, 0.1% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 3.1 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.4% (Census ACS).
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY (44%) and DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY (37%) lead the elementary schools; SANTA TERESA MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (34%); SANTA TERESA HIGH is the high school with reported scores (16%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $920/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sunland Park is $62,814 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sunland Park, median rent is $920/month and the median home value is $215,200 (Census ACS).
Sunland Park reported 4.1 violent crimes and 7.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 96°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 53 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 8 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sunland Park are inland flooding (95), drought (93) and wildfire (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sunland Park, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).