Chimayo vs La Mesilla

A side-by-side comparison of Chimayo and La Mesilla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chimayo has the higher population (2,726 vs 2,531 in La Mesilla). La Mesilla has the higher median household income ($74,385 vs $52,305 in Chimayo). La Mesilla has the higher median home value ($266,900 vs $214,000 in Chimayo).

Population, income & housing

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
Population	2,726	2,531
Median age	48.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,305	$74,385
Median home value	$214,000	$266,900
Median gross rent	$834	$1,015
Housing units	1,414	1,038
Homeownership rate	80.5%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
Population	2,641 → 2,726 (+3.2%)	2,314 → 2,531 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$56,513 → $52,305 (-7.4%)	$52,188 → $74,385 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $214,000 (+27.4%)	$243,000 → $266,900 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $834 (-8.1%)	$626 → $1,015 (+62.1%)

Chimayo

Population

2,6412,726

Median household income

$56,513$52,305

Median home value

$168,000$214,000

Median gross rent

$908$834

La Mesilla

Population

2,3142,531

Median household income

$52,188$74,385

Median home value

$243,000$266,900

Median gross rent

$626$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
Under 5	8.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	20.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.6%
75 and over	9.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	26.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	95.7%	63.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
No high school diploma	11.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
Drove alone	82.5%	73.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.1%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
1-unit, detached	58.2%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	Chimayo	La Mesilla
Poverty rate	25.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1978	1987