Sunland Park, NM Population

Overview

16,488

Total Population

32.4

Median age

53.35%

Female population %

87.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15,552

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sunland Park's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sunland Park is 32.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sunland Park's population under 18 was 30.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sunland Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sunland Park, 25.21% were under the age of 15, 21.52% aged 15 to 29, 39.97% aged 30 to 64, 11.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,106 more females than males in Sunland Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.35% females and 46.65% males in Sunland Park, NM.
The Sunland Park, NM gender ratio is 87.4:100 i.e. 87.4 men to 100 women (0.874).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 736.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 863.

Sunland Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sunland Park population: 59.14% are White, 0.93% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are Asian, 16.85% are some other race and 22.60% are multiracial.
Sunland Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 15,552 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 936 (5.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sunland Park is White with a population of 9,751 (59.14% of the total population).

Sunland Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,040 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sunland Park's population increased by 1,131 (8.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sunland Park's population increased by 2,456 (17.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sunland Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,209.