ZIP 88044 · La Mesa
Who lives in ZIP code 88044 (La Mesa, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Mesa, NM · Doña Ana County
uszips 2026
People2,618
Median age43.4
Household income$64,910
Home value$252,860
Median rent$584/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+29.6%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 940
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.3% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,063.
Education (adults 25+)
35.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
79.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.2%
- Never married
- 31.1%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 36.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.1%
- Rent burden
- 13.2%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.9%
- Unemployment
- 12.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 5.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 24.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 19.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.