Mescalero vs Twin Forks

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

Mescalero and Twin Forks 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 304 in Twin Forks). Twin Forks has the higher median home value ($243,800 vs $48,300 in Mescalero). Since 2019, Twin Forks's population has grown faster (+64.3% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
Population	814	304
Median age	44.1 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$28,167	—
Median home value	$48,300	$243,800
Median gross rent	$282	—
Housing units	442	386
Homeownership rate	70.8%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
Population	1,244 → 814 (-34.6%)	185 → 304 (+64.3%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $28,167 (-13.3%)	—
Median home value	$51,400 → $48,300 (-6.0%)	$138,300 → $243,800 (+76.3%)
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

Twin Forks

Population

185304

Median home value

$138,300$243,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
Under 5	2.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	11.7%	2.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	3.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.8%	41.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	24.3%
75 and over	6.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	90.1%
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%	6.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
No high school diploma	29.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.1%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
Drove alone	68.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	25.2%	0.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	28.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
1-unit, detached	61.8%	62.7%
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%	37.3%

Poverty & households

	Mescalero	Twin Forks
Poverty rate	40.3%	53.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1979	1987