Chilili vs Tijeras

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

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

Tijeras has the higher population (483 vs 27 in Chilili). Since 2019, Tijeras's population has grown faster (-20.8% vs -50.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chilili	Tijeras
Population	27	483
Median age	—	51.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,398
Median home value	—	$250,000
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	30	206
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	—	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilili	Tijeras
Population	54 → 27 (-50.0%)	610 → 483 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$25,208 → $25,294 (+0.3%)	$61,250 → $75,398 (+23.1%)
Median home value	—	$168,900 → $250,000 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$894 → $919 (+2.8%)

Chilili

Population

5427

Median household income

$25,208$25,294

Tijeras

Population

610483

Median household income

$61,250$75,398

Median home value

$168,900$250,000

Median gross rent

$894$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilili	Tijeras
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	51.9%	22.6%
75 and over	48.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilili	Tijeras
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	41.4%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	56.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilili	Tijeras
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	51.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilili	Tijeras
Drove alone	—	60.6%
Carpooled	—	10.1%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	16.3%
Other means	—	13.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilili	Tijeras
1-unit, detached	56.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.3%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Chilili	Tijeras
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	—	1981