Mesilla

Population: 1,850
Median household income: $73,681
Median home value: $296,200

Mesilla, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 1,850 residents. At $73,681, its median household income sits above DoÃ±a Ana County's $55,663.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mesilla's population declined 18.9% from 2,280 to 1,850, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $213,500 to $296,200.

90.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,850
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,681
Median home value: $296,200
Median gross rent: $1,058
Housing units: 896
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2801,850

Median household income

$47,388$73,681

Median home value

$213,500$296,200

Median gross rent

$727$1,058

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,280	$47,388	$213,500	$727
2020	2,274	$51,167	$231,400	$746
2021	1,760	$58,711	$265,000	$800
2022	1,647	$65,809	$293,400	$916
2023	1,850	$73,681	$296,200	$1,058

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 444.6%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	189	10.2%
18 to 24	319	17.2%
25 to 34	62	3.4%
35 to 44	85	4.6%
45 to 54	258	13.9%
55 to 64	396	21.4%
65 to 74	262	14.2%
75 and over	279	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,009	54.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	767	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree23.8%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	6.9%
High school graduate	313	23.3%
Some college or associate's	310	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	319	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	308	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle3.8%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	513	66.7%
Carpooled	30	3.9%
Public transit	21	2.7%
Walked	6	0.8%
Bicycle	29	3.8%
Worked from home	170	22.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	262	43.7%
15 to 29 min	302	50.4%
30 to 44 min	14	2.3%
45 to 59 min	6	1.0%
60+ min	15	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 5.4% (99 of 1,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	475	59.2%
Nonfamily households	328	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	803	89.6%
Vacant	93	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	664	82.7%
Renter-occupied	139	17.3%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	813	90.7%
1-unit, attached	21	2.3%
2 to 4 units	62	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3548060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.2693, -106.8091