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88340

Mescalero, NM · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,590
Median household income
$36,927
People below poverty
28.7%
Median home value
$48,600

Income

The median income of households in 88340 was $36,927. An estimated 6.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.9
$10,000 to $14,999 14.5
$15,000 to $24,999 12
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5
$35,000 to $49,999 15.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 5.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1
$200,000 or more 2.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 34792
Female 33529

An estimated 71.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13,868. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.9
Social Security 29
Retirement income 21.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 19
Cash public assistance income 9.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 27.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 34.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 27.5

In 2020-2024, 51.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 88340 in 2020-2024, 83% had health insurance coverage and 17% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 25.1% and public coverage was 65.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 13.5%.


In 2020-2024, 88340 had a total population of 3,590 - 1,844 (51.4%) females and 1,746 (48.6%) males. The median age was 33.2 years. An estimated 26.2% of the population was under 18 years, 35.7% was 19 to 44 years, 18.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 88340 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 103 113
5 to 9 108 65
10 to 14 179 233
15 to 19 157 163
20 to 24 175 120
25 to 29 128 56
30 to 34 175 169
35 to 39 114 240
40 to 44 52 55
45 to 49 62 57
50 to 54 100 67
55 to 59 107 105
60 to 64 77 100
65 to 69 64 64
70 to 74 85 19
75 to 79 11 148
80 to 84 32 48
85 and over 17 22

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.4% of the people in 88340 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 6.1% of the people in 88340 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 890 households in 88340. The average household size was 3.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.6% of the households in 88340 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.7% of all households, while 30.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.2% of all households.

In 88340, 39.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.6
Cohabiting Couples 7.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.3% of males and 18.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.7 51.7
Now married, except separated 26.3 18.6
Separated 3.8 0.3
Widowed 4.4 12.6
Divorced 7.7 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 88340, 199 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 67.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 88340 were U.S. natives. 85.4% of the 88340 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 88340 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 88340 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 88340.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 50
Asia 50
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 88340 in 2020-2024, 39.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 5.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 36.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 88340 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.2
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 80 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 88340 was 856 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 65 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 683. College or graduate school enrollment was 108.

Educational Attainment of People in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.9
High school diploma or equivalency 37.7
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 1.7

Disability

In 88340, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 68.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 88340, 47.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 44% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 53.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 579 44
Federal, state, or local government workers 707 53.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 29 2.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 88340 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.4
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 35.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 10

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 88340 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 360 27.4
Service occupations 552 42
Sales and office occupations 158 12
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 226 17.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 19 1.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.7% of 88340 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 2.7

In 2020-2024, 88340 had a total of 1,100 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 32.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.5
Mobile homes 32.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

3.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 88340 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 73.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 88340 had 890 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 210 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.6% while renters occupied 28.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.37.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.6% and another 20.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 88340:

House Heating Fuel Used in 88340 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 37.3
Electricity 8.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 54.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 88340 was $48,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 13.5 % had a mortgage. 86.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,057 and for owners without a mortgage it was $209.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 88340 was $330. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.