People QuickFacts Sandoval County New Mexico Population, 2012 estimate 135,588 2,085,538 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 131,561 2,059,180 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.1% 1.3% Population, 2010 131,561 2,059,179 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.5% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 26.0% 24.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.7% 13.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.1% 50.5%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 79.7% 83.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.5% 2.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 13.3% 10.1% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.7% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 36.0% 46.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 47.1% 40.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.3% 84.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.6% 9.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 29.7% 36.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.2% 83.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 28.3% 25.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 13,512 176,805 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.2 21.8  Housing units, 2011 53,067 908,132 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 80.6% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 5.9% 15.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $187,800 $161,800 Households, 2007-2011 46,061 762,002 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.77 2.62 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,757 $23,537 Median household income, 2007-2011 $57,651 $44,631 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.4% 19.0%     Business QuickFacts Sandoval County New Mexico Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,612 44,221 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 24,395 600,165 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 23.5 9.2 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 7,471 120,470  Total number of firms, 2007 8,217 157,231 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 1.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 5.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.5% 23.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.7% 31.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 17,122,725 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 113,082 10,589,286 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,117,438 24,469,997 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,484 $12,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 150,799 3,734,300 Building permits, 2011 463 4,067     Geography QuickFacts Sandoval County New Mexico Land area in square miles, 2010 3,710.65 121,298.15 Persons per square mile, 2010 35.5 17.0 FIPS Code 043 35 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Albuquerque, NM Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts