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Mescalero, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Mescalero is a Census CDP of 832 people across 17.89 square miles of land, in Otero County. Median household income is $24,313, 72.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mescalero
What Mescalero is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area17.89 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land47 plus or minus 12
- County holding the largest share of its areaOtero 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.
Mescalero
How many people live in Mescalero
- Population832 plus or minus 217
- Median age44.6 plus or minus 9.7
- Population under 18159 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households338 plus or minus 94
- Family households107 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families31.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescalero
Income and work in Mescalero
- Median household income$24,313
- Per capita income$23,514 plus or minus $6,946
- Civilian labor force356 plus or minus 129
- Employed318 plus or minus 118
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over573 plus or minus 135
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescalero
Housing in Mescalero
- Housing units440 plus or minus 114
- Occupied units338 plus or minus 94
- Vacant units102 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate23.2 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied244 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied94 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate72.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$43,300 plus or minus $21,306
- Median gross rent, monthly$260 plus or minus $113
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units274 plus or minus 86
- Share single family62.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more3.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes149 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescalero
How Mescalero gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute299 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes117 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.1 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more42 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled17.7 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Otero County, not Mescalero
Otero County context, not Mescalero figures
- Establishments in Otero County988
- Covered employment, Otero County17,528
- Average annual pay, Otero County$50,017
- Housing units permitted, Otero County6
Every figure in this section is published for Otero County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mescalero.
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
Mescalero questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mescalero, New Mexico?
832, in 338 households. Mescalero CDP covers 17.89 square miles of land, which is 47 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mescalero in?
Otero County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mescalero?
$24,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $43,300. Median gross rent is $260 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Mescalero figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Otero 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 Mescalero.
Is zoning published for Mescalero?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.