Dixon vs La Mesilla

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

Dixon 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.

La Mesilla has the higher population (2,531 vs 1,551 in Dixon). La Mesilla has the higher median household income ($74,385 vs $43,148 in Dixon). Dixon has the higher median home value ($362,300 vs $266,900 in La Mesilla).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	La Mesilla
Population	1,551	2,531
Median age	38.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,148	$74,385
Median home value	$362,300	$266,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,015
Housing units	694	1,038
Homeownership rate	74.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	La Mesilla
Population	386 → 1,551 (+301.8%)	2,314 → 2,531 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$34,948 → $43,148 (+23.5%)	$52,188 → $74,385 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $362,300 (+140.1%)	$243,000 → $266,900 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$626 → $1,015 (+62.1%)

Dixon

Population

3861,551

Median household income

$34,948$43,148

Median home value

$150,900$362,300

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)

	Dixon	La Mesilla
Under 5	3.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	29.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	5.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.6%
75 and over	13.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	La Mesilla
White (non-Hispanic)	24.6%	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	1.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	73.5%	63.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	La Mesilla
No high school diploma	19.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	16.1%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	La Mesilla
Drove alone	67.2%	73.0%
Carpooled	2.2%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	La Mesilla
1-unit, detached	71.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	La Mesilla
Poverty rate	40.9%	8.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	54	32
Median year structure built	1976	1987