Fairacres vs La Mesa

A side-by-side comparison of Fairacres and La Mesa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Mesa has the higher population (548 vs 395 in Fairacres). Fairacres has the higher median home value ($215,800 vs $108,700 in La Mesa). Since 2019, La Mesa's population has grown faster (-14.1% vs -69.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairacres	La Mesa
Population	395	548
Median age	43.9 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,694
Median home value	$215,800	$108,700
Median gross rent	—	$532
Housing units	153	383
Homeownership rate	96.1%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairacres	La Mesa
Population	1,294 → 395 (-69.5%)	638 → 548 (-14.1%)
Median household income	—	$23,250 → $40,694 (+75.0%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $215,800 (+61.5%)	$80,900 → $108,700 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$509 → $532 (+4.5%)

Fairacres

Population

1,294395

Median home value

$133,600$215,800

La Mesa

Population

638548

Median household income

$23,250$40,694

Median home value

$80,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$509$532

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairacres	La Mesa
Under 5	5.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	4.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	22.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	15.2%	39.2%
75 and over	8.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairacres	La Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	26.8%	3.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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	71.4%	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairacres	La Mesa
No high school diploma	8.9%	38.7%
High school graduate	16.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	53.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairacres	La Mesa
Drove alone	84.5%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairacres	La Mesa
1-unit, detached	64.1%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairacres	La Mesa
Poverty rate	27.6%	21.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1989	1986