La Luz vs Mescalero

A side-by-side comparison of La Luz and Mescalero: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Luz has the higher population (1,683 vs 814 in Mescalero). La Luz has the higher median household income ($35,324 vs $28,167 in Mescalero). La Luz has the higher median home value ($60,800 vs $48,300 in Mescalero).

Population, income & housing

	La Luz	Mescalero
Population	1,683	814
Median age	41.8 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$35,324	$28,167
Median home value	$60,800	$48,300
Median gross rent	$615	$282
Housing units	827	442
Homeownership rate	72.2%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	31.7%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Luz	Mescalero
Population	1,222 → 1,683 (+37.7%)	1,244 → 814 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$29,559 → $35,324 (+19.5%)	$32,500 → $28,167 (-13.3%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $60,800 (-21.5%)	$51,400 → $48,300 (-6.0%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $615 (+4.4%)	$315 → $282 (-10.5%)

La Luz

Population

1,2221,683

Median household income

$29,559$35,324

Median home value

$77,500$60,800

Median gross rent

$589$615

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)

	La Luz	Mescalero
Under 5	1.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.9%	11.7%
18 to 24	24.2%	10.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	19.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	17.8%
65 to 74	14.4%	12.8%
75 and over	5.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Luz	Mescalero
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	5.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	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	6.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	49.1%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Luz	Mescalero
No high school diploma	0.9%	29.5%
High school graduate	46.3%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Luz	Mescalero
Drove alone	64.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	4.3%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	22.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Luz	Mescalero
1-unit, detached	39.3%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.9%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	La Luz	Mescalero
Poverty rate	15.5%	40.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1984	1979