La Mesa

Population: 548
Median household income: $40,694
Median home value: $108,700

La Mesa, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 548 residents. Its median household income of $40,694 runs below the DoÃ±a Ana County figure of $55,663.

From 2019 to 2023, La Mesa's population declined 14.1% from 638 to 548, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $80,900 to $108,700.

44.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 548
Median age: 63.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,694
Median home value: $108,700
Median gross rent: $532
Housing units: 383
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

638548

Median household income

$23,250$40,694

Median home value

$80,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$509$532

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	638	$23,250	$80,900	—
2020	642	$23,466	$81,000	—
2021	606	$36,168	$83,300	—
2022	650	$38,693	$101,200	$509
2023	548	$40,694	$108,700	$532

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7439.2%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	4.7%
5 to 17	111	20.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	26	4.7%
35 to 44	60	10.9%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	59	10.8%
65 to 74	215	39.2%
75 and over	51	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17	3.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	531	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.7%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	38.7%
High school graduate	129	31.4%
Some college or associate's	98	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	12	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110	82.7%
Carpooled	10	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	18.0%
15 to 29 min	79	61.7%
30 to 44 min	13	10.2%
45 to 59 min	13	10.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 21.5% (118 of 548)

	Count	Share
Family households	186	81.9%
Nonfamily households	41	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227	59.3%
Vacant	156	40.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	181	79.7%
Renter-occupied	46	20.3%

1-unit, detached44.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	172	44.9%
1-unit, attached	10	2.6%
2 to 4 units	22	5.7%
5 to 19 units	22	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	157	41.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3538680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.1244, -106.7090