Hatch vs Mesilla

A side-by-side comparison of Hatch and Mesilla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mesilla has the higher population (1,850 vs 1,663 in Hatch). Mesilla has the higher median household income ($73,681 vs $40,625 in Hatch). Mesilla has the higher median home value ($296,200 vs $110,700 in Hatch).

Population, income & housing

	Hatch	Mesilla
Population	1,663	1,850
Median age	26.8 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,625	$73,681
Median home value	$110,700	$296,200
Median gross rent	$509	$1,058
Housing units	531	896
Homeownership rate	78.8%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatch	Mesilla
Population	1,955 → 1,663 (-14.9%)	2,280 → 1,850 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$24,167 → $40,625 (+68.1%)	$47,388 → $73,681 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $110,700 (+33.2%)	$213,500 → $296,200 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $509 (+3.0%)	$727 → $1,058 (+45.5%)

Hatch

Population

1,9551,663

Median household income

$24,167$40,625

Median home value

$83,100$110,700

Median gross rent

$494$509

Mesilla

Population

2,2801,850

Median household income

$47,388$73,681

Median home value

$213,500$296,200

Median gross rent

$727$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hatch	Mesilla
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.7%	10.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	17.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	3.4%
35 to 44	15.7%	4.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	6.3%	21.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.2%
75 and over	5.7%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatch	Mesilla
White (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	54.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatch	Mesilla
No high school diploma	45.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	29.3%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	23.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatch	Mesilla
Drove alone	82.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	5.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.8%
Worked from home	2.3%	22.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatch	Mesilla
1-unit, detached	65.7%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hatch	Mesilla
Poverty rate	28.1%	5.4%
Average household size	3.35	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1974	1969