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White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,323
Males: 679 (51.3%), Females: 644 (48.7%)

Zip code: 88002

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.4 years
Median household income: $43,500
Median house value: $0

Population by Race

Races in White Sands:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.2%)
  • Hispanic (17.6%)
  • Black (11.6%)
  • Other race (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (6.0%)
  • American Indian (3.8%)
  • Filipino (1.4%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.1%), United States (9.7%), Irish (8.9%), English (7.0%), Dutch (5.0%), Italian (3.6%).

Elevation: 4235 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in White Sands

  • High school or higher: 97.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
  • Unemployed: 15.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Sands CDP

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 75.6%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

8.4% Foreign born (4.1% Asia, 2.6% Europe, 1.2% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near White Sands:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Sands:

  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)
  • BIGGS AAF (about 39 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
  • EL PASO INTL (about 42 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)

Other public-use airports nearest to White Sands:

  • DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 39 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; Abbreviation: 5T6)
  • ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: ALM)
  • WEST TEXAS (about 50 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: T27)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Sands:

  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 20 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 43 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 184 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 186 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 191 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)

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