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Population (year 2000): 13,309. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,089 (+5.9% change)
Males: 6,430 (48.3%), Females: 6,879 (51.7%)
Zip code:
88063
Median resident age: 25.4 years
Median household income: $20,164 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,700 (year 2000)
Races in Sunland Park:
- Hispanic (96.4%)
- Other race (26.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (2.1%).
Elevation: 3730 feet
Land area: 10.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sunland Park
- High school or higher: 35.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 12.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sunland Park city
- Never married: 31.3%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
42.9% Foreign born (42.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,888 (+58.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sunland Park:
- EL PASO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; EL PASO,
TX)
- IHS HOSPITAL AT EL PASO (about 7 miles; EL PASO, TX)
- LAS PALMAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; EL PASO,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sunland Park:
- EL PASO INTL (about 15 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)
- BIGGS AAF (about 15 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sunland Park:
- DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 10 miles;
SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
- WEST TEXAS (about 25 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: T27)
- FABENS (about 38 miles; FABENS, TX; ID: E35)
Amtrak station near Sunland Park:
- 7 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.
College/University in Sunland Park:
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (Location: 301 VICTORY
LN; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sunland Park:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 6 miles;
EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 35
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 208 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT
enrollment: 2,585)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 223
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
225 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
Public primary/middle schools in Sunland Park:
- RIVERSIDE ELEM (Students: 721; Location: 9001
MCNUTT ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- SUNLAND PARK ELEM (Students: 558; Location:
305 ALTO VISTA; Grades: PK - 06)
- DESERT VIEW ELEM (Students: 521; Location:
425 VALLE VISTA; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Sunland Park:
- SUNLAND PARK COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $33,082; Location: 984 MCNUTT ROAD, BLDG. F-10;
8,441 books; 1 audio materials; 83 video materials; 10
serial subscriptions)
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