Mescalero, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
832
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.6
1.13% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
42.7%
5.87% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$24,313
13.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$43,300
10.4% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
318
4.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mescalero, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Mescalero, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mescalero, NM was $43,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Mescalero, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mescalero, NM was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew MexicoOtero County, NMAlamogordo, NMSouthwest New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Mescalero, NM is home to a population of 832 people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.92% of Mescalero, NM residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (709 people) in Mescalero, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54 White (Non-Hispanic) and 39 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Mescalero, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mescalero, NM was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mescalero, NM
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    709 ± 212
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    54 ± 32
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    39 ± 28
6.49%
Hispanic Population
54 people

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (709 people) in Mescalero, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54 White (Non-Hispanic) and 39 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.49% of the people in Mescalero, NM are hispanic (54 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mescalero, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.92%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
16 people
3.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people

As of 2024, 1.92% of Mescalero, NM residents (16 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mescalero, NM was 3.32%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    24 ± 30
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 19

Mescalero, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mescalero, NM employs 318 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mescalero, NM were Accommodation & Food Services (77 people), Public Administration (60 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($65,000), Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,250).

Employment

Occupations

318
2024 Value
± 122
−4.5%
1 Year decline
± 56.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mescalero, NM declined at a rate of −4.5%, from 333 employees to 318 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mescalero, NM, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (61 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (43 people), and Management Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mescalero, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

318
2024 Value
± 122
−4.5%
1 Year decline
± 56.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mescalero, NM declined at a rate of −4.5%, from 333 employees to 318 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mescalero, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (77 people), Public Administration (60 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mescalero, NM, though some of these residents may live in Mescalero, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$27,794
Median earning men ± $12,143
$24,500
Median earning women ± $20,452

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($100,543), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,735), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,250), Public Administration ($36,071), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,313).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mescalero, NM was $43,300 in 2024, which is 0.13 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $48,300 to $43,300, a 10.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mescalero, NM is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mescalero, NM have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mescalero, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$43,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,306
$244
Median Property Taxes
±$93

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mescalero, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mescalero, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$24,313
Median Household Income
± $4,068
338
Number of Households
± 97

In 2024, the median household income of the 338 households in Mescalero, NM declined from $24,313 from the previous year's value of $28,167.

The following chart displays the households in Mescalero, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mescalero, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.3%)
  2. Carpooled (17.7%)
  3. Public Transit (2.68%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Mescalero, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mescalero, NM have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.01% of the workforce in Mescalero, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mescalero, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mescalero, NM have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mescalero, NM (328 out of 768 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mescalero, NM is Native American, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.1% of the population of Mescalero, NM has health coverage, with 19% on employee plans, 53.9% on Medicaid, 4.82% on Medicare, 6.38% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 60.9% were men and 39.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 60.9% were men and 39.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.9%
Uninsured
19%
Employer Coverage
53.9%
Medicaid
4.82%
Medicare
6.38%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mescalero, NM declined by 8.42% from 17.3% to 15.9%.

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