Chilili vs Pajarito Mesa

A side-by-side comparison of Chilili and Pajarito Mesa: population, income, housing, and more.

Chilili and Pajarito Mesa are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pajarito Mesa has the higher population (129 vs 27 in Chilili). Since 2019, Chilili's population has grown faster (-50.0% vs -51.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
Population	27	129
Median age	—	18.5 yrs
Housing units	30	57
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
Population	54 → 27 (-50.0%)	266 → 129 (-51.5%)
Median household income	$25,208 → $25,294 (+0.3%)	$8,860 → $11,036 (+24.6%)
Median home value	—	$44,200 → $55,900 (+26.5%)

Chilili

Population

5427

Median household income

$25,208$25,294

Pajarito Mesa

Population

266129

Median household income

$8,860$11,036

Median home value

$44,200$55,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	42.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	26.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	51.9%	0.0%
75 and over	48.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	51.9%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
Drove alone	—	100.0%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
1-unit, detached	56.7%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.3%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Chilili	Pajarito Mesa
Poverty rate	0.0%	45.0%
Average household size	2.08	3.39
Median year structure built	—	1986