Chamberino vs La Mesa

A side-by-side comparison of Chamberino and La Mesa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chamberino has the higher population (601 vs 548 in La Mesa). Chamberino has the higher median household income ($60,694 vs $40,694 in La Mesa). Chamberino has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $108,700 in La Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberino	La Mesa
Population	601	548
Median age	39.8 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$40,694
Median home value	$195,800	$108,700
Median gross rent	$836	$532
Housing units	261	383
Homeownership rate	80.3%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberino	La Mesa
Population	625 → 601 (-3.8%)	638 → 548 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$26,597 → $60,694 (+128.2%)	$23,250 → $40,694 (+75.0%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $195,800 (+29.9%)	$80,900 → $108,700 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $836 (+38.0%)	$509 → $532 (+4.5%)

Chamberino

Population

625601

Median household income

$26,597$60,694

Median home value

$150,700$195,800

Median gross rent

$606$836

La Mesa

Population

638548

Median household income

$23,250$40,694

Median home value

$80,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$509$532

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberino	La Mesa
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	4.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	21.3%	39.2%
75 and over	3.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberino	La Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.1%
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	100.0%	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberino	La Mesa
No high school diploma	37.7%	38.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamberino	La Mesa
Drove alone	82.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	2.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberino	La Mesa
1-unit, detached	52.5%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.5%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Chamberino	La Mesa
Poverty rate	12.1%	21.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1985	1986