Moving to Mesilla, New Mexico
Population: 2,180. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,205 (+1.1% change)
Males: 1,038 (47.6%), Females: 1,142 (52.4%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $42,275
Median house value: $132,800
Population by Race
Races in Mesilla:
- Hispanic (52.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
- Other race (20.7%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.1%), English (7.8%), Irish (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), French (2.6%), United States (2.2%).
Elevation: 3886 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mesilla
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.1%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mesilla town
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.8%
9.4% Foreign born (8.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +189 (+9.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mesilla:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
- MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
- ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (about 28 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mesilla:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)
- BIGGS AAF (about 43 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
- EL PASO INTL (about 45 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mesilla:
- DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 29 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; Abbreviation: 5T6)
- HATCH MUNI (about 38 miles; HATCH, NM; Abbreviation: E05)
- WEST TEXAS (about 55 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: T27)
Amtrak station near Mesilla:
- 3 miles: LAS CRUCES (490 VALLEY DR.) – Bus Station. Services: intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mesilla:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 41 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 191 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 194 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 199 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
Schools
Public high school in Mesilla:
- SAN ANDRES HIGH (Students: 202; Location: US HWY 28; Grades: 07 – 12)