La Mesilla, NM Demographic Data
La Mesilla, NM Summary
La Mesilla is located in Rio Arriba County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,836
- Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 407.63 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,636.48 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Mesilla, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,101
51%
50.8
Male
1,064
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,165
323,128,000
La Mesilla, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
125
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
110
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
93
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
110
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
79
3.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
191
8.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
299
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
317
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
213
9.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
211
9.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
263
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
83
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
71
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,769
81.7%
77.2
Female
913
51.6%
51.3
Male
856
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,719
79.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
546
25.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
417
19.3%
15.2
Female
234
56.1%
55.8
Male
183
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
La Mesilla, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,043
94.4%
96.8
White
1,491
68.9%
72.6
Black or African American
4
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
62
2.9%
0.8
Asian
7
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
2
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
477
22.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
122
5.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,369
63.2%
17.8
Mexican
314
14.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,047
48.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
796
36.8%
82.2
La Mesilla, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
46
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
80
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
394
23.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
426
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
154
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
317
19.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
231
14.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
126
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,522
92.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
548
33.2%
31.2
La Mesilla, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
490
26.7%
33.7%
Now Married
918
50.0%
47.5
Divorced
292
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
22
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
115
6.3
5.8%
La Mesilla, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,275
62.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
765
37.5%
21.6%
Spanish
736
36.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
18
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.4%
1.1%
La Mesilla, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
67
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
33
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
109
13.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
73
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
88
11.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
138
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
67
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
106
13.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
67
8.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
5.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,750
57,617
Per capita income
32,528
31,128
La Mesilla, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
87
8.9%
9.8
Construction
55
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
225
23.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
36
3.7%
6.6
Information
9
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
0.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
69
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
265
27.2%
11.4
Public administration
100
10.3%
4.6
Retail trade
87
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
26
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
0.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
56
5.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
462
47.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
7.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
213
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
172
17.7%
18.1%
La Mesilla, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
956
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
760
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
140
14.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
1.6%
5.1
Walked
5
0.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
36
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.5
26.6
La Mesilla, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
20
2.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
133
16.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
273
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
364
46.1%
21.0
La Mesilla, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
790
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
651
82.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
139
17.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
109
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
La Mesilla, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
899
1 room
2
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
11
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
46
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
114
12.7%
16.5
5 rooms
216
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
214
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
132
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
90
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
74
8.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
La Mesilla, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
899
1-unit, detached
590
65.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.4%
5.9
2-units
9
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
294
32.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
La Mesilla, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22
2.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
42
4.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
97
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
141
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
224
24.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
265
29.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
90
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
La Mesilla, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
569
72.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
21
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
85
10.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
89
11.3%
1.9
Solar energy
12
1.5%
0.1
Other fuel
11
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
La Mesilla, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
363
47295100.0
Less than $500
9
2.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
3.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
27
7.4%
10.3%
$500 to $999
49
13.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
53
14.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
81
22.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
36.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
176
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
74
21.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
La Mesilla, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
134
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
12
9.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
24
17.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
98
73.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
587
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
19
16.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25
21.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
7.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
56
47.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
La Mesilla, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
651
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
75
11.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
42
6.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
32
4.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
102
15.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
209
32.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
145
22.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
35
5.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
238,800
205,000
