With 17,463 people, Sunland Park is a city in New Mexico. This skews young, with a median age of 30.9. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 4,154 more people live here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 22.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,814, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 156%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunland Park
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate53.0% → 22.4%(−30.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share0.8% → 5.1%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$29,612 → $62,814(+112%)US over the same years: +14%
Sunland Park's population equals 7.8% of Doña Ana County's. Its number of veterans equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)49.5%(250)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.3%(249)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.3%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 505 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sunland Park, decade by decade
Sunland Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,179
$29,612
$84,242
0.5%
2.6
2000
13,309
$36,732
$84,160
2.9%
8.6
2010
14,106
$33,333
$121,991
10.1%
11.4
2020
16,702
$40,412
$157,807
17.4%
16.3
2024
17,463
$62,814
$215,200
21.8%
15.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
