Mesilla vs University Park

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

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

University Park has the higher population (2,699 vs 1,850 in Mesilla). Mesilla has the higher median household income ($73,681 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, University Park's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Mesilla	University Park
Population	1,850	2,699
Median age	55.1 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,681	$25,433
Median home value	$296,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,058	$747
Housing units	896	565
Homeownership rate	82.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesilla	University Park
Population	2,280 → 1,850 (-18.9%)	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$47,388 → $73,681 (+55.5%)	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$213,500 → $296,200 (+38.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$727 → $1,058 (+45.5%)	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)

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

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesilla	University Park
Under 5	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.2%	3.5%
18 to 24	17.2%	85.8%
25 to 34	3.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	4.6%	0.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	0.7%
55 to 64	21.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	0.0%
75 and over	15.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesilla	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesilla	University Park
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.3%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	44.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23.0%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesilla	University Park
Drove alone	66.7%	33.0%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.7%
Public transit	2.7%	1.4%
Walked	0.8%	50.3%
Bicycle	3.8%	4.7%
Worked from home	22.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mesilla	University Park
1-unit, detached	90.7%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	48.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Mesilla	University Park
Poverty rate	5.4%	40.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	11
Median year structure built	1969	1973