La Mesilla is a city of 2,697 people in New Mexico. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. At a median age of 45.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 27% more than in New Mexico as a whole. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,438, near the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(68)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 177 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
La Mesilla, decade by decade
La Mesilla population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
1,772
$85,906
$319,794
23.3%
50.6
2020
1,844
$68,851
$263,376
32.5%
54.9
2024
2,697
$81,438
$315,800
38.8%
67.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
