Demographics of Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sandoval County, New Mexico had 159,565 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,294 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sandoval County, in four figures

159,565
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +10,294 people.; 41.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,636 ±$3,118
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sandoval County, New Mexico's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sandoval County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sandoval County, New Mexico's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sandoval County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	149,271	100.0	100.0
2021	151,465	101.5	100.2
2022	153,386	102.8	100.7
2023	155,833	104.4	101.6
2024	157,611	105.6	102.5
2025	159,565	106.9	103.1

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Population of Sandoval County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	149,271	+438	−43	+3	+480
2021	151,465	+2,194	−181	+50	+2,360
2022	153,386	+1,921	−392	+169	+2,107
2023	155,833	+2,447	−99	+323	+2,209
2024	157,611	+1,778	−181	+448	+1,518
2025	159,565	+1,954	−186	+101	+2,061

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.3: for men 40.6 ±0.5 and for women 42.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sandoval County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	7,153 ±154	4.7% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	26,238 ±944	17.1% ±0.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,838 ±601	7.7% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	39,196 ±922	25.5% ±0.6	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,374 ±946	25.0% ±0.6	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,805 ±1,092	20.1% ±0.7	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,636 ±$3,118, and income per person $41,150 ±$1,232, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sandoval County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	6,330 ±609	11.1% ±1.1	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,161 ±712	14.3% ±1.2	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,592 ±838	18.6% ±1.5	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,780 ±765	13.7% ±1.3	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,678 ±927	20.5% ±1.6	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,392 ±718	11.2% ±1.3	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,962 ±563	10.5% ±1.0	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sandoval County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	15,214 ±1,387	10.0% ±0.9	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,717 ±516	11.3% ±1.5	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,905 ±839	10.1% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,592 ±437	8.6% ±1.0	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sandoval County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sandoval County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	60,925 ±60	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±0.9	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±1.2	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±1.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$313,800 ±$6,593	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,427 ±$37	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sandoval County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	61,448 ±0	40.0% ±<0.1	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	62,819 ±569	40.9% ±0.4	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,250 ±376	2.1% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,978 ±347	1.3% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16,820 ±591	11.0% ±0.4	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	15 to 265	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	976 ±407	0.6% ±0.3	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,173 ±797	4.0% ±0.5	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sandoval County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	80,052 ±2,149	52.1% ±1.4	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	63,085 ±2,019	41.1% ±1.3	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,820 ±488	1.2% ±0.3	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,647 ±907	5.6% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,667 ±562	3.0% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,980 ±635	2.6% ±0.4	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Sandoval County among the counties of New Mexico

3rd of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Sandoval County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bernalillo County	667,601	−1.4%
Doña Ana County	229,091	+4.1%
Sandoval County	159,565	+6.9%
Santa Fe County	156,907	+1.2%
San Juan County	120,340	−0.9%
Valencia County	82,013	+7.2%
Lea County	74,749	+0.2%
Otero County	70,368	+3.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026