COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesilla vs Chaparral
PLACE A
Mesilla, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Chaparral, New Mexico
Mesilla is 90% smaller than Chaparral. Mesilla earns more, with a median household income $28,733 higher. Chaparral has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -18%).
MESILLACHAPARRALDIFFERENCE
Total population1,81818,186−90% vs Chaparral
Population density320308+12
Population growth-18.2%13.1%−31.3 pts
Median age56.131.6+24.5
Male44.0%48.3%−4.2 pts
Female56.0%51.7%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born3.8%30.6%−26.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.7%5.8%+42.9 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino45.2%92.0%−46.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other6.1%1.7%+4.3 pts
Median household income$74,750$46,017+$28,733
Per capita income$51,289$20,268+$31,021
Poverty rate4.5%27.4%−22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5060.438+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.6%10.5%+42.1 pts
Graduate degree26.6%3.2%+23.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%6.3%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation47.7%55.4%−7.7 pts
Median home value$301,400$109,300+$192,100
Median gross rent$994$853+$141
Owner-occupied89.6%69.4%+20.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%14.8%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%30.1%+9.9 pts
Average commute15.929.9−14.1
Worked from home17.3%4.5%+12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.3%18.5%−18.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024