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Sandoval County

New Mexico · 159,565 residents (2025 est.) · 3,710 sq mi
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Sandoval County is a county of 153,604 people in New Mexico. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 63,696 people. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 35% more than in New Mexico as a whole. 6% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,636, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Sandoval County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population63,319 → 153,604 (+143%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median age30.8 → 41.3 (+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • White share51.2% → 40.9% (−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 33 counties in New Mexico

  • 2nd in household income$86,636
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree33.8%
  • 4th in home value$313,800
  • 3rd in diversity score80.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
153,604
+71%since 2000
from 89,908 in 2000
159,565 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
41 / sq mi
+71%since 2000
from 24 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.3
+18%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,710 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
54K81K108K136K163K19902000201020202024Sandoval County
2024154K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(7,153)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(8,978)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(10,705)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(10,115)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(8,278)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(18,319)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(20,877)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(18,512)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(19,862)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.4%(19,052)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(8,890)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(2,863)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$86,636
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,949 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,150
+115%since 2000
from $19,174 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.9%
+20.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.422
+1%since 2010
from 0.417 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$313,800
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,427
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $726 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
16.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.4%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+17%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.3%(45,227)
Black1.6%(1,418)
Hispanic / Latino29.4%(26,437)
Asian1%(857)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic40.9%(62,819)
Black2.1%(3,250)
Hispanic / Latino40%(61,448)
Asian1.3%(1,978)
Other15.7%(24,109)
Diversity Score
81
+3%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−6%since 2020
from 25 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.6%(31,629)
Spaniard3.9%(6,060)
Puerto Rican1.1%(1,741)
Dominican0.9%(1,358)
Central American0.8%(1,253)
South American0.7%(1,007)
Cuban0.3%(421)
Colombian0.2%(361)
Guatemalan0.2%(351)
Salvadoran0.2%(273)
Ecuadorian0.2%(258)
Honduran0.2%(235)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(226)
Nicaraguan0.1%(222)
Panamanian0.1%(120)
Peruvian0.1%(87)
Argentine0%(35)
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(880)
Chinese0.1%(217)
Japanese0.1%(175)
Vietnamese0.1%(172)
Asian Indian0.1%(171)
Hmong0.1%(110)
Korean0.1%(104)
Thai0.1%(100)
Kazakh0%(60)
Malaysian0%(13)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(76)
Samoan0%(22)
Ancestry
German11.2%(17,181)
English10%(15,285)
Irish8.4%(12,882)
Italian4.1%(6,327)
American3%(4,617)
Scottish2.3%(3,585)
French2.1%(3,197)
Polish1.6%(2,530)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,316)
Swedish0.8%(1,257)
Norwegian0.8%(1,215)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(912)
Dutch0.6%(871)
Danish0.6%(856)
British0.5%(819)
Greek0.4%(634)
Russian0.4%(569)
Arab0.4%(564)
Portuguese0.2%(375)
Hungarian0.2%(348)
Austrian0.2%(320)
Swiss0.2%(275)
Czech0.2%(256)
Ukrainian0.2%(252)
Nigerian0.2%(245)
West Indian0.1%(217)
Syrian0.1%(197)
Croatian0.1%(189)
Finnish0.1%(185)
Canadian0.1%(175)
Lithuanian0.1%(143)
Belgian0.1%(138)
Haitian0.1%(123)
Slovak0.1%(118)
Palestinian0.1%(115)
Jamaican0%(76)
Moroccan0%(71)
Iraqi0%(51)
Armenian0%(49)
Lebanese0%(47)
Turkish0%(44)
Romanian0%(42)
Ghanaian0%(36)
Egyptian0%(33)
Slovene0%(29)
Iranian0%(21)
Israeli0%(16)
Latvian0%(14)
Bulgarian0%(13)
Jordanian0%(10)
Serbian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.8%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.3 min
+55%since 2000
from 19.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.8%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 63.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 37.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
5.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.5%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.1%
+11.7 ptssince 2017
from 78.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 91.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2016
from 72.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2016
from 16.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.9%(22,310)
Married52.5%(32,628)
Widowed2.6%(1,605)
Divorced9%(5,592)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(18,856)
Married49.5%(31,983)
Widowed7.8%(5,025)
Divorced13.6%(8,769)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.5%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 52.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
27.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 24.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 64.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 42.8% 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)24.4%(2,966)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(3,866)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(4,304)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(303)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(45)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,145 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

Sandoval County, decade by decade

Sandoval County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199063,319$69,482$167,28519.1%78.0
200089,908$81,882$203,29724.8%78.6
2010131,561$82,226$265,27228.4%78.8
2020148,834$78,869$256,58931.0%81.0
2024153,604$86,636$313,80033.8%80.9

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sandoval County, New Mexico?

Sandoval County, New Mexico has about 153,604 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sandoval County, New Mexico?

The typical household in Sandoval County, New Mexico earns about $86,636 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sandoval County, New Mexico expensive?

In Sandoval County, New Mexico, the median home is worth about $313,800, and the typical rent is about $1,427 a month.

How educated are people in Sandoval County, New Mexico?

About 33.8% of adults age 25 and over in Sandoval County, New Mexico hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sandoval County, New Mexico?

About 10.0% of people in Sandoval County, New Mexico live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sandoval County, New Mexico grown since 1990?

Yes, Sandoval County, New Mexico has grown since 1990. The population has added about 90,285 residents, a change of about 143 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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