Mesita vs Milan

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

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

Milan has the higher population (2,473 vs 823 in Mesita). Mesita has the higher median household income ($239,141 vs $37,551 in Milan). Since 2019, Mesita's population has grown faster (-0.2% vs -32.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Mesita	Milan
Population	823	2,473
Median age	19.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$239,141	$37,551
Median home value	—	$71,300
Median gross rent	—	$828
Housing units	81	1,094
Homeownership rate	38.5%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	19.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesita	Milan
Population	825 → 823 (-0.2%)	3,660 → 2,473 (-32.4%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $239,141 (+591.5%)	$46,203 → $37,551 (-18.7%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $39,000 (-50.9%)	$75,000 → $71,300 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$712 → $828 (+16.3%)

Mesita

Population

825823

Median household income

$34,583$239,141

Median home value

$79,400$39,000

Milan

Population

3,6602,473

Median household income

$46,203$37,551

Median home value

$75,000$71,300

Median gross rent

$712$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesita	Milan
Under 5	1.7%	0.6%
5 to 17	45.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	15.1%	10.3%
25 to 34	2.6%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	20.5%
55 to 64	5.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.9%
75 and over	1.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesita	Milan
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	13.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.5%	27.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	52.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesita	Milan
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.1%
High school graduate	43.0%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	57.0%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesita	Milan
Drove alone	73.6%	91.9%
Carpooled	26.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mesita	Milan
1-unit, detached	75.3%	45.2%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	44.2%

Poverty & households

	Mesita	Milan
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.3%
Average household size	15.60	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1981	1974