Santa Teresa, New Mexico Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,607
Males: 1,269 (48.7%), Females: 1,338 (51.3%)

Zip code: 88008

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $61,500
Median house value: $114,400

Population by Race

Races in Santa Teresa:

  • Hispanic (55.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.6%)
  • Other race (13.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (12.5%), Irish (12.4%), English (7.8%), United States (5.3%), French (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).

Land area: 11.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Santa Teresa

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Teresa CDP

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 70.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

13.3% Foreign born (11.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Santa Teresa:

  • ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (100 LAURA COURT BOX 6)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Santa Teresa:

  • EL PASO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • IHS HOSPITAL AT EL PASO (about 12 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • LAS PALMAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; EL PASO, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Teresa:

  • BIGGS AAF (about 20 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
  • EL PASO INTL (about 20 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)
  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Teresa:

  • DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 5 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; Abbreviation: 5T6)
  • WEST TEXAS (about 30 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: T27)
  • FABENS (about 43 miles; FABENS, TX; Abbreviation: E35)

Amtrak station near Santa Teresa:

  • 13 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Santa Teresa:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 12 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 31 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • COCHISE COLLEGE (about 204 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 220 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 222 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)

Schools

Public high school in Santa Teresa:

  • SANTA TERESA HIGH (Students: 1,130; Location: 100 STRAUSS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Santa Teresa:

  • SANTA TERESA MIDDLE (Students: 745; Location: 4800 MCNUTT ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)