COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesquite vs Sunland Park
PLACE A
Mesquite, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sunland Park, New Mexico
Mesquite is 725% larger than Sunland Park. Mesquite earns more, with a median household income $9,723 higher. Sunland Park has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 7%).
MESQUITESUNLAND PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population150,69318,268+725% vs Sunland Park
Population density3,0691,240+1,829
Population growth7.4%18.4%−11.0 pts
Median age32.930.9+2.0
Male47.6%46.0%+1.7 pts
Female52.4%54.0%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born20.9%24.0%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.5%5.1%+17.4 pts
Black26.8%0.9%+26.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino44.0%93.6%−49.6 pts
Asian3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Other3.6%0.4%+3.2 pts
Median household income$72,537$62,814+$9,723
Per capita income$29,877$22,655+$7,222
Poverty rate13.4%22.4%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.436−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%21.8%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree6.6%6.3%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%4.6%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation69.8%63.2%+6.6 pts
Median home value$245,700$215,200+$30,500
Median gross rent$1,513$920+$593
Owner-occupied62.8%79.5%−16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%7.8%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%43.5%+15.5 pts
Average commute32.131.9+0.2
Worked from home10.0%4.9%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.4%+0.2 pts
Uninsured21.5%14.0%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025