COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Doña Ana County

New Mexico · 135,510 residents · 3,808 sq mi

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With 135,510 people, Doña Ana County is a county in New Mexico. 26.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 28.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 39,172 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $66,900. Median household income is $21,859, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

135,510

−22%vs 2000

vs 174,682 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,808 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024224K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(11,630)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(11,585)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(11,481)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(12,081)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.9%(13,366)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(23,290)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(18,102)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(11,920)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(10,031)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(7,505)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(3,534)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(985)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,859

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,374

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,999 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,900

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic32.5%(56,688)

Black1.3%(2,261)

Hispanic / Latino63.4%(110,665)

Asian0.7%(1,241)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(123,758)

Black1.6%(2,119)

Hispanic / Latino56.3%(76,319)

Asian1%(1,346)

Other6.1%(8,287)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican59.3%(133,052)

Spaniard2.6%(5,807)

Puerto Rican0.5%(1,159)

Central American0.5%(1,014)

Salvadoran0.2%(410)

South American0.2%(367)

Colombian0.1%(306)

Guatemalan0.1%(255)

Honduran0.1%(170)

Panamanian0.1%(135)

Cuban0%(64)

Costa Rican0%(35)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(34)

Dominican0%(33)

Paraguayan0%(22)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(761)

Asian Indian0.3%(734)

Bangladeshi0.2%(340)

Chinese0.1%(315)

Korean0.1%(150)

Japanese0.1%(130)

Vietnamese0%(104)

Thai0%(50)

Okinawan0%(13)

Taiwanese0%(7)

Burmese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(368)

Samoan0.1%(301)

Guamanian0%(24)

Ancestry

German7.5%(16,828)

English6.7%(14,948)

Irish5.1%(11,346)

American3.5%(7,916)

Italian1.3%(3,020)

Scottish1.1%(2,551)

French1%(2,166)

Subsaharan African0.7%(1,674)

Polish0.7%(1,665)

Swedish0.7%(1,541)

Dutch0.6%(1,330)

Norwegian0.5%(1,137)

+ 40 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(867)

British0.4%(811)

Arab0.3%(673)

Welsh0.3%(651)

Greek0.3%(575)

Nigerian0.2%(516)

Danish0.2%(481)

Portuguese0.2%(478)

Russian0.2%(475)

Czech0.2%(458)

Hungarian0.2%(448)

West Indian0.2%(403)

Swiss0.2%(374)

French Canadian0.2%(357)

Ghanaian0.2%(355)

Ukrainian0.1%(293)

Slovak0.1%(276)

Lithuanian0.1%(252)

Syrian0.1%(235)

Austrian0.1%(225)

Jamaican0.1%(225)

Finnish0.1%(181)

Iranian0.1%(174)

Lebanese0.1%(146)

Armenian0.1%(146)

Haitian0.1%(138)

Brazilian0.1%(133)

Belgian0.1%(126)

Croatian0%(105)

Canadian0%(74)

Egyptian0%(56)

Slovene0%(41)

Turkish0%(39)

Romanian0%(31)

Latvian0%(26)

Barbadian0%(17)

Australian0%(13)

Palestinian0%(11)

Serbian0%(9)

Jordanian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.8%(39,000)

Married44.2%(39,386)

Widowed2.8%(2,481)

Divorced9.2%(8,149)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(35,947)

Married41.5%(38,596)

Widowed7.2%(6,666)

Divorced12.6%(11,685)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)27.8%(3,515)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27%(3,412)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(4,094)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(708)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(64)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,627 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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