La Mesilla, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Mesilla	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$43,776	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$84,077	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,926	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,947	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,859	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,280	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Mesilla is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Mesilla is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Mesilla is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Mesilla is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,045 $84,077 $168,154

City

$45,431 $68,154 $136,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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La Mesilla median earnings by income bracket

La Mesilla employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.3%	16.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.8%	0.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	6.3%	6.3%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	52.2%	52.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chupadero, NM	263	$193,238	137.6%
White Rock, NM	6,052	$192,502	136.7%
Los Alamos, NM	13,326	$170,572	109.7%
Tesuque, NM	862	$116,513	43.3%
Cuyamungue Grant, NM	275	$100,478	23.5%
La Mesilla, NM	2,720	$84,077	3.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Homestead Valley, CA	2,720	$49,979	38.6%
Hartley, CA	2,719	$184,086	126.3%
Dyer, TN	2,719	$53,066	34.8%
Escobares, TX	2,719	$37,883	53.4%
Weed, CA	2,721	$40,148	50.6%
La Mesilla, NM	2,720	$84,077	3.4%

Source: The La Mesilla, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.