What percentage of people rent in Sunland Park, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Sunland Park, NM, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Sunland Park, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,140 renting households against 4,417 that own their home.

In Sunland Park, the share of households that rent went from 30.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 1,140 (±269)
Median renter income: $29,054 (±$11,946)

Who rents and who owns in Sunland Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sunland Park	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±4.5 points)	34.5% (±1.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,140 (±269)	29,315 (±1,346)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,417 (±408)	55,574 (±1,332)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,054 (±$11,946)	$32,698 (±$2,572)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,134 (±$4,682)	$71,342 (±$2,128)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Sunland Park, the renter share is lower than in Doña Ana County (34.5%).

It is also lower than in New Mexico (30.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Doña Ana County, Sunland Park ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 107 of 205.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sunland Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	30.9% (±5.1 points)	20.5% (±4.5 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$623 (±$60)	$920 (±$148)	+47.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,266 (±$4,530)	$62,814 (±$12,785)	+130.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sunland Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sunland Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sunland Park	—	20.5% (±4.5 points)	—
Santa Teresa	5.4 mi	26.3% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Canutillo	6.6 mi	17.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vinton	9.4 mi	14.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
La Union	9.5 mi	12.5% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westway	9.5 mi	17.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
El Paso	10 mi	39.2% (±0.8 points)	Higher
Anthony	11 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Anthony	13 mi	33.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: El Paso, TX (39.2%), Anthony, NM (33.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Anthony	33.4% (±7.4 points)
6	Vado	30.7% (±14.0 points)
7	Chaparral	30.6% (±6.9 points)
8	Hatch	28.6% (±13.3 points)
9	Santa Teresa	26.3% (±11.0 points)
10	Radium Springs	24.7% (±14.7 points)
11	Sunland Park	20.5% (±4.5 points)
12	San Ysidro (community)	15.0% (±11.6 points)
13	La Union	12.5% (±19.5 points)
14	Mesilla	10.4% (±7.1 points)
15	Berino	7.3% (±10.2 points)
16	Picacho Hills	0.0% (±5.0 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sunland Park

How many renters are there in Sunland Park?

Sunland Park has an estimated 1,140 (±269) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sunland Park?

In Sunland Park, the share of households that rent went from 30.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Sunland Park?

A renting household in Sunland Park has 3.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sunland Park?

The median renting household in Sunland Park, NM has an income of $29,054 (±$11,946) a year, against $71,134 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sunland Park city, New Mexico (place:75640, in state:35).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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