Middle Mesa vs Navajo Dam

A side-by-side comparison of Middle Mesa and Navajo Dam: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Navajo Dam has the higher population (240 vs 212 in Middle Mesa). Middle Mesa has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $213,600 in Navajo Dam). Since 2019, Middle Mesa's population has grown faster (+26.2% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
Population	212	240
Median age	52.5 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,758	—
Median home value	$258,600	$213,600
Housing units	120	228
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	25.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
Population	168 → 212 (+26.2%)	266 → 240 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$19,183 → $46,758 (+143.7%)	$61,111 → $63,375 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $258,600 (+467.1%)	$96,700 → $213,600 (+120.9%)

Middle Mesa

Population

168212

Median household income

$19,183$46,758

Median home value

$45,600$258,600

Navajo Dam

Population

266240

Median household income

$61,111$63,375

Median home value

$96,700$213,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	24.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	29.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	32.5%
75 and over	0.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
White (non-Hispanic)	25.9%	47.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.5%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	86.0%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
Drove alone	100.0%	94.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
1-unit, detached	21.7%	30.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.8%	69.3%

Poverty & households

	Middle Mesa	Navajo Dam
Poverty rate	8.0%	34.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.88
Median year structure built	1994	1995