Middle Mesa vs Sanostee

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

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

Sanostee has the higher population (259 vs 212 in Middle Mesa). Sanostee has the higher median household income ($52,917 vs $46,758 in Middle Mesa). Middle Mesa has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $36,800 in Sanostee).

Population, income & housing

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
Population	212	259
Median age	52.5 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,758	$52,917
Median home value	$258,600	$36,800
Housing units	120	140
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.5%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
Population	168 → 212 (+26.2%)	500 → 259 (-48.2%)
Median household income	$19,183 → $46,758 (+143.7%)	$21,964 → $52,917 (+140.9%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $258,600 (+467.1%)	$55,500 → $36,800 (-33.7%)

Middle Mesa

Population

168212

Median household income

$19,183$46,758

Median home value

$45,600$258,600

Sanostee

Population

500259

Median household income

$21,964$52,917

Median home value

$55,500$36,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
Under 5	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	22.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	24.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	29.2%	20.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
White (non-Hispanic)	25.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.2%
High school graduate	86.0%	58.4%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
Drove alone	100.0%	75.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	5.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
1-unit, detached	21.7%	82.1%
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%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Middle Mesa	Sanostee
Poverty rate	8.0%	24.7%
Average household size	2.68	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	—	47
Median year structure built	1994	1983