Mescalero vs Timberon

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

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

Mescalero has the higher population (814 vs 406 in Timberon). Since 2019, Timberon's population has grown faster (+47.6% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Mescalero	Timberon
Population	814	406
Median age	44.1 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$28,167	—
Median home value	$48,300	—
Median gross rent	$282	—
Housing units	442	404
Homeownership rate	70.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	32.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mescalero	Timberon
Population	1,244 → 814 (-34.6%)	275 → 406 (+47.6%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $28,167 (-13.3%)	—
Median home value	$51,400 → $48,300 (-6.0%)	$116,600 → $109,400 (-6.2%)
Median gross rent	$315 → $282 (-10.5%)	—

Mescalero

Population

1,244814

Median household income

$32,500$28,167

Median home value

$51,400$48,300

Median gross rent

$315$282

Timberon

Population

275406

Median home value

$116,600$109,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mescalero	Timberon
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	27.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	20.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	19.7%
75 and over	6.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mescalero	Timberon
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85.0%	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	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mescalero	Timberon
No high school diploma	29.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.1%	7.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mescalero	Timberon
Drove alone	68.2%	60.6%
Carpooled	25.2%	39.4%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mescalero	Timberon
1-unit, detached	61.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.6%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Mescalero	Timberon
Poverty rate	40.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	5.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1979	1983