Doppel Trends
Live Census dataSearch a place

Mescalero, New Mexico

Mescalero CDP, New Mexico · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleLower incomeDecliningOtero County · 17.9 sq mi

Comparison group
Trajectory · MESCALERO, NM

Reading stored observations…

Historical Doppelgängers

Where has Mescalero looked like this before?

Searching stored historical observations…

Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025MescaleroPeer medianPctileSource
Population83280255
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$24,313$30,3159
Poverty rate42.7%33.2%64
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%6.8%55
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$43,300$85,7009
Median gross rent$260$57210
Housing vacancy rate23.2%15.2%73
Worked from home0.0%9.5%0
Population, 2012–2024
MescaleroPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
MescaleroPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Otero County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars12.1US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail1.6US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services2.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services9.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care11.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation1.9US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation3.3US 2.1above US rate
Construction17.6US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Supreme, LA88803$29,7607.5%
Twin Lakes, NM85893$25,9383.4%
Friendship, NY84712$35,4179.3%
Doña Ana, NM84868$35,7001.6%
Peridot, AZ82999$34,3753.7%
Hernandez, NM82769$26,9236.1%
Hotevilla-Bacavi, AZ82645$20,50910.1%
Wolfhurst, OH821,058$28,8339.7%
Beaver, WV81695$30,87011.5%
Desert Shores, CA81801$37,2122.4%