EspaÃ±ola vs La Mesilla

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

EspaÃ±ola 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.

EspaÃ±ola has the higher population (10,472 vs 2,531 in La Mesilla). La Mesilla has the higher median household income ($74,385 vs $47,664 in EspaÃ±ola). La Mesilla has the higher median home value ($266,900 vs $205,100 in EspaÃ±ola).

Population, income & housing

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
Population	10,472	2,531
Median age	37.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,664	$74,385
Median home value	$205,100	$266,900
Median gross rent	$832	$1,015
Housing units	4,881	1,038
Homeownership rate	65.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
Population	10,102 → 10,472 (+3.7%)	2,314 → 2,531 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$34,368 → $47,664 (+38.7%)	$52,188 → $74,385 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$160,100 → $205,100 (+28.1%)	$243,000 → $266,900 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $832 (+25.1%)	$626 → $1,015 (+62.1%)

EspaÃ±ola

Population

10,10210,472

Median household income

$34,368$47,664

Median home value

$160,100$205,100

Median gross rent

$665$832

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)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
Under 5	4.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.8%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.6%
75 and over	8.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	26.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	4.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	63.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
No high school diploma	18.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	34.9%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
Drove alone	85.5%	73.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	13.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
1-unit, detached	47.4%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.2%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	EspaÃ±ola	La Mesilla
Poverty rate	18.6%	8.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1978	1987