Mesita vs Paraje

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

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

Paraje has the higher population (1,405 vs 823 in Mesita). Mesita has the higher median household income ($239,141 vs $30,284 in Paraje). Since 2019, Paraje's population has grown faster (+55.6% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Mesita	Paraje
Population	823	1,405
Median age	19.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$239,141	$30,284
Housing units	81	369
Homeownership rate	38.5%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	19.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesita	Paraje
Population	825 → 823 (-0.2%)	903 → 1,405 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $239,141 (+591.5%)	$24,125 → $30,284 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $39,000 (-50.9%)	$55,000 → $40,400 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$215 → $213 (-0.9%)

Mesita

Population

825823

Median household income

$34,583$239,141

Median home value

$79,400$39,000

Paraje

Population

9031,405

Median household income

$24,125$30,284

Median home value

$55,000$40,400

Median gross rent

$215$213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesita	Paraje
Under 5	1.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	45.7%	27.5%
18 to 24	15.1%	19.9%
25 to 34	2.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	5.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.3%
75 and over	1.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesita	Paraje
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.5%	96.8%
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	1.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesita	Paraje
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	57.0%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesita	Paraje
Drove alone	73.6%	47.5%
Carpooled	26.4%	40.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mesita	Paraje
1-unit, detached	75.3%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Mesita	Paraje
Poverty rate	0.0%	51.7%
Average household size	15.60	4.64
Mean commute (minutes)	14	12
Median year structure built	1981	1970