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Moving to Mescalero, New Mexico

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Population: 1,233
Males: 597 (48.4%), Females: 636 (51.6%)

Otero County

Zip code: 88340

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.7 years
Median household income: $22,353
Median house value: $50,600

Population by Race

Races in Mescalero:

  • American Indian (92.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (1.2%), Irish (1.1%).

Elevation: 6600 feet

Land area: 17.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mescalero

  • High school or higher: 67.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 18.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mescalero CDP

  • Never married: 45.1%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

1.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mescalero:

  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (P O BOX 210)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mescalero:

  • LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; RUIDOSO, NM)
  • GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 26 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER (about 88 miles; ROSWELL, NM)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mescalero:

  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; Abbreviation: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 31 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: HMN)
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 88 miles; ROSWELL, NM; Abbreviation: ROW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mescalero:

  • ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 27 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: ALM)
  • CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 34 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; Abbreviation: Q37)
  • DELL CITY MUNI (about 93 miles; DELL CITY, TX; Abbreviation: 2E5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mescalero:

  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 91 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 91 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 108 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 144 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 145 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 148 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)

Public primary/middle school in Mescalero:

  • MESCALERO APACHE SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: P.O. BOX 230; Grades: KG – 12)

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