COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesita vs Albuquerque
PLACE A
Mesita, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mesita is 100% smaller than Albuquerque. Mesita earns more, with a median household income $170,824 higher.
MESITAALBUQUERQUEDIFFERENCE
Total population514556,588−100% vs Albuquerque
Population density692,972−2,903
Population growth-1.4%3.4%−4.8 pts
Median age23.538.8−15.3
Male64.2%49.1%+15.1 pts
Female35.8%50.9%−15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.4%37.5%−36.1 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%47.7%−46.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other97.7%8.6%+89.1 pts
Median household income$239,141$68,317+$170,824
Per capita income$24,697$40,469−$15,772
Poverty rate0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0410.461−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation67.3%64.0%+3.4 pts
Median home value$39,000$291,500−$252,500
Median gross rent$217$1,145−$928
Owner-occupied100.0%61.8%+38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate50.0%5.6%+44.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%49.7%−49.7 pts
Average commute13.922.4−8.5
Worked from home0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured18.3%8.6%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024