What percentage of people rent in White Sands, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in White Sands, NM, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in White Sands, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 414 renting households against 0 that own their home.

In White Sands, the share of households that rent went from 97.1% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 100.0% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 414 (±113)
Median renter income: $89,565 (±$16,043)

Who rents and who owns in White Sands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Sands	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	100.0% (±9.7 points)	34.5% (±1.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	414 (±113)	29,315 (±1,346)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	0 (±14)	55,574 (±1,332)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	—	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,565 (±$16,043)	$32,698 (±$2,572)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$71,342 (±$2,128)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In White Sands, the renter share is higher than in Doña Ana County (34.5%).

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

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

In Doña Ana County, White Sands ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 4 of 205.

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

How renting in White Sands 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	97.1% (±4.4 points)	100.0% (±9.7 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,069 (±$289)	$1,385 (±$123)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,250 (±$13,029)	$89,565 (±$16,043)	+59.2%	No measurable change 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 White Sands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Sands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Sands	—	100.0% (±9.7 points)	—
Butterfield Park	9.9 mi	70.7% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
University Park	17 mi	100.0% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Las Cruces	19 mi	44.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower
San Ysidro (community)	20 mi	15.0% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Vado	20 mi	30.7% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Mesilla	21 mi	10.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Berino	23 mi	7.3% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Chaparral	24 mi	30.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Las Cruces, NM (44.1%), San Ysidro (community), NM (15.0%), Vado, NM (30.7%).

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
1 (tie)	University Park	100.0% (±22.2 points)
1 (tie)	White Sands	100.0% (±9.7 points)
3	Butterfield Park	70.7% (±31.1 points)
4	Las Cruces	44.1% (±2.2 points)
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)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

White Sands is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 White Sands

How many renters are there in White Sands?

White Sands has an estimated 414 (±113) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Sands?

In White Sands, the share of households that rent went from 97.1% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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 White Sands CDP, New Mexico (place:84845, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.