Las Tusas vs Mesita

A side-by-side comparison of Las Tusas and Mesita: population, income, housing, and more.

Las Tusas and Mesita are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mesita has the higher population (823 vs 716 in Las Tusas). Mesita has the higher median household income ($239,141 vs $56,109 in Las Tusas). Since 2019, Las Tusas's population has grown faster (+76.4% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Las Tusas	Mesita
Population	716	823
Median age	72.1 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,109	$239,141
Median home value	$140,100	—
Housing units	634	81
Homeownership rate	100.0%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Las Tusas	Mesita
Population	406 → 716 (+76.4%)	825 → 823 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$48,878 → $56,109 (+14.8%)	$34,583 → $239,141 (+591.5%)
Median home value	$126,700 → $140,100 (+10.6%)	$79,400 → $39,000 (-50.9%)

Las Tusas

Population

406716

Median household income

$48,878$56,109

Median home value

$126,700$140,100

Mesita

Population

825823

Median household income

$34,583$239,141

Median home value

$79,400$39,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Las Tusas	Mesita
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	22.5%	45.7%
18 to 24	11.3%	15.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	4.1%	15.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	5.8%
65 to 74	40.1%	0.0%
75 and over	22.1%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Las Tusas	Mesita
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.8%	98.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Las Tusas	Mesita
No high school diploma	14.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.5%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	61.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Las Tusas	Mesita
Drove alone	100.0%	73.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Las Tusas	Mesita
1-unit, detached	52.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Las Tusas	Mesita
Poverty rate	55.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.03	15.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	1990	1981