Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sandoval County has a population of 153,604 and has grown 7.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $313,800, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $86,636.

Home price
$313,800
Income
$86,636
Population
153,604
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$313,800county
Median gross rent$1,427county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198020.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,850county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,464county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,185county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,036county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$86,636county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate10.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.8%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$39,902county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2690218county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths24.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county43county
Public school enrollment21907county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible89.4%(statewide)
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools10county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population153,604county
Land area in square miles3,710county
People per square mile of land41.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store45.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.9%county
Population change since 2020+7.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person22.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.6%county
Second languages23.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents81county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in5,205county
Households that moved away4,417county
Average income of arriving households$77,796county
Average income of departing households$66,379county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,019county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.4%county
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.9 incounty
Annual snowfall14.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$94county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use583 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas75.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk84.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.9county
Landslide risk94.1county
Hail risk74.4county
Earthquake risk88.7county
Tornado risk23.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk79.9county
Winter weather risk79.3county
Strong wind risk39.6county
Wildfire risk93.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sandoval County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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