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Mesita, NM map Population (year 2000): 776
Males: 369  (47.6%)
Females: 407  (52.4%)

Cibola County

Median resident age:  27.5 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87026.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,600 (it was $24,444 in 2000)
Mesita  $23,600
New Mexico:  $37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,700 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
Mesita  $64,700
New Mexico:  $125,500

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Races in Mesita:

  • American Indian (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Mesita: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (1.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5661 feet

Land area: 10.7 square miles.

Population density: 73 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mesita

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 27.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mesita CDP

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
New Mexico:  8.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mesita:  0.6% ($320)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (48.4 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (49.1 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (342.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Laguna, NM (6.6 miles ), Paguate, NM (9.8 miles ), Paraje, NM (11.1 miles ), Encinal, NM (12.7 miles) , Seama, NM (14.5 miles ), North Acomita Village, NM (17.6 miles ), Skyline-Ganipa, NM (21.2 miles ), Acomita Lake, NM (21.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.01 N, Longitude: 107.32 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (23%)
  • Computer and electronic products (17%)
  • Social assistance (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Computer and electronic products (14%)
  • Private households (10%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (31%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Bus drivers (12%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mesita:
  • ACOMA CANONCITO LAQUNA PHS HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; SAN FIDEL, NM)
  • CIBOLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; GRANTS, NM)
  • ST JOSEPH WEST MESA HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mesita:
  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 50 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
  • FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 135 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; ID: FMN)
  • DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 151 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mesita:
  • DOUBLE EAGLE II (about 38 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: AEG)
  • GRANTS-MILAN MUNI (about 42 miles; GRANTS, NM; ID: GNT)
  • ALEXANDER MUNI (about 43 miles; BELEN, NM; ID: E80)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mesita:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 49 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 53 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 136 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 162 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 192 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.6 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  87.9%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  26.9%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  7.8%

Mesita compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Mesita travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cibola County New Mexico:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.69%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bernalillo County, NM  1.64% ($21,350 average AGI)
from McKinley County, NM  1.44% ($22,843)
from Valencia County, NM  0.37% ($19,714)


7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.87%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  2.66% ($25,069 average AGI)
to McKinley County, NM  0.94% ($22,662)
to Valencia County, NM  0.41% ($26,290)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mesita:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
  • KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
  • KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
  • KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mesita:
  • KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
  • KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
  • KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
  • KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KYLZ (106.3 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)


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