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La Mesa, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
La Mesa is a Census CDP of 473 people across 2.37 square miles of land, in Doña Ana County. 77.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
La Mesa
What La Mesa is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land199 plus or minus 91
- County holding the largest share of its areaDoña Ana County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Mesa
How many people live in La Mesa
- Population473 plus or minus 215
- Median age63.7
- Population under 1860 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1812.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Population 65 and over204 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over43.1 percent
- Households192 plus or minus 81
- Family households143 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families74.5 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Mesa
Income and work in La Mesa
- Per capita income$22,584 plus or minus $6,977
- Civilian labor force144 plus or minus 115
- Employed144 plus or minus 115
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over413 plus or minus 178
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in La Mesa
- Housing units373 plus or minus 151
- Occupied units192 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units181 plus or minus 156
- Vacancy rate48.5 percent plus or minus 36.9
- Owner occupied148 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate77.1 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,300 plus or minus $169,549
- Median gross rent, monthly$570
- Single family units194 plus or minus 147
- Share single family52.0 percent plus or minus 33.2
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes144 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How La Mesa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute135 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes29 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Drove alone87.1 percent plus or minus 37.6
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Doña Ana County, not La Mesa
Doña Ana County context, not La Mesa figures
- Establishments in Doña Ana County3,798
- Covered employment, Doña Ana County79,409
- Average annual pay, Doña Ana County$49,974
- Housing units permitted, Doña Ana County964
Every figure in this section is published for Doña Ana County as a whole and is not a measurement of La Mesa.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
La Mesa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in La Mesa, New Mexico?
473, in 192 households. La Mesa CDP covers 2.37 square miles of land, which is 199 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is La Mesa in?
Doña Ana County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Are the county figures on this page La Mesa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Doña Ana County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of La Mesa.
Is zoning published for La Mesa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.