High Rolls vs Mescalero

A side-by-side comparison of High Rolls and Mescalero: population, income, housing, and more.

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

High Rolls has the higher population (1,463 vs 814 in Mescalero). High Rolls has the higher median household income ($81,827 vs $28,167 in Mescalero). High Rolls has the higher median home value ($245,600 vs $48,300 in Mescalero).

Population, income & housing

	High Rolls	Mescalero
Population	1,463	814
Median age	25.2 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,827	$28,167
Median home value	$245,600	$48,300
Median gross rent	—	$282
Housing units	510	442
Homeownership rate	95.2%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Rolls	Mescalero
Population	910 → 1,463 (+60.8%)	1,244 → 814 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$39,674 → $81,827 (+106.2%)	$32,500 → $28,167 (-13.3%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $245,600 (+12.4%)	$51,400 → $48,300 (-6.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$315 → $282 (-10.5%)

High Rolls

Population

9101,463

Median household income

$39,674$81,827

Median home value

$218,600$245,600

Mescalero

Population

1,244814

Median household income

$32,500$28,167

Median home value

$51,400$48,300

Median gross rent

$315$282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Rolls	Mescalero
Under 5	17.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	21.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.0%
25 to 34	5.5%	19.3%
35 to 44	1.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.8%
65 to 74	14.3%	12.8%
75 and over	9.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Rolls	Mescalero
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	5.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	85.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Rolls	Mescalero
No high school diploma	3.8%	29.5%
High school graduate	18.8%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Rolls	Mescalero
Drove alone	90.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Rolls	Mescalero
1-unit, detached	79.6%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	High Rolls	Mescalero
Poverty rate	0.0%	40.3%
Average household size	3.69	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	31	16
Median year structure built	1992	1979