Mesquite, New Mexico

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Population (year 2000): 948

Males: 462	(48.7%)
Females: 486	(51.3%)

Dona Ana County

Median resident age:	24.0 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 88048.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,700 (it was $21,875 in 2000)

Mesquite	$21,700
New Mexico:	$37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,900 (it was $88,600 in 2000)

Mesquite	$105,900
New Mexico:	$125,500

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Races in Mesquite:

Hispanic (94.8%)
Other race (29.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (5.1%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
American Indian (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Mesquite: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.3%), Scottish (1.3%), Swedish (1.3%), Arab (1.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3837 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 1148 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mesquite

High school or higher: 45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mesquite CDP

Never married: 30.2%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 6.7%

300 residents are foreign born (31.6% Latin America).

This place:	31.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Mesquite, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mesquite to the number of sex offenders is 474 to 1.

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

Mesquite:	0.5% ($463)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (11.9 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (31.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (381.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Vado, NM (3.7 miles ), University Park, NM (8.8 miles ), Mesilla, NM (10.6 miles ), Las Cruces, NM (11.9 miles ), Anthony, NM (12.6 miles ), Anthony, TX (13.4 miles ), South Dona Ana, NM (15.3 miles ), Vinton, TX (15.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.16 N, Longitude: 106.69 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Repair and maintenance (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Health care (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Social assistance (35%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
Carpenters (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Child care workers (25%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
Customer service representatives (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mesquite:

ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (about 20 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM)
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 21 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (about 21 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mesquite:

LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
BIGGS AAF (about 32 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; ID: BIF)
EL PASO INTL (about 34 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mesquite:

DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 21 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
WEST TEXAS (about 45 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: T27)
HATCH MUNI (about 48 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)

Amtrak station near Mesquite:

13 miles: LAS CRUCES (490 VALLEY DR.) - Bus Station. Services: intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mesquite:

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 9 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 30 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 198 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 201 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 206 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)

Public elementary/middle school in Mesquite:

MESQUITE ELEM (Students: 490; Location: 205 NM HWY 228; Grades: PK-06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Mesquite and their reported violations in the past:

MESQUITE MDWCA (Population served: 3648, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-18-2002)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-14-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2000), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-14-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	3.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	87.0%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	43.4%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.8%
Whole state:	7.8%

Mesquite compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Dona Ana County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Dona Ana County: 0.26%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from El Paso County, TX	1.46% ($26,477 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.33% ($32,663)
from Otero County, NM	0.28% ($25,955)

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,970 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
Dona Ana County: 0.10%
New Mexico average: 0.14%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to El Paso County, TX	1.22% ($27,333 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.60% ($28,260)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.33% ($29,044)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mesquite:

KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KOBE (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: EDWARDS MEDIA LTD. CO.)
KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mesquite:

KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KHQT (103.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
K211EN (90.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
K220GF (91.9 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
KVLC (101.1 FM; HATCH, NM; Owner: RADIO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mesquite:

K42DJ (Channel 42; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
K46DH (Channel 46; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
KRWG-TV (Channel 22; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY)
KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)

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