Chamberino vs Placitas

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

Chamberino and Placitas 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 473 in Placitas). Chamberino has the higher median household income ($60,694 vs $14,907 in Placitas). Since 2019, Placitas's population has grown faster (+29.9% vs -3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberino	Placitas
Population	601	473
Median age	39.8 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$14,907
Median home value	$195,800	—
Median gross rent	$836	$462
Housing units	261	188
Homeownership rate	80.3%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	23.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberino	Placitas
Population	625 → 601 (-3.8%)	364 → 473 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$26,597 → $60,694 (+128.2%)	$10,667 → $14,907 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $195,800 (+29.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$606 → $836 (+38.0%)	$459 → $462 (+0.7%)

Chamberino

Population

625601

Median household income

$26,597$60,694

Median home value

$150,700$195,800

Median gross rent

$606$836

Placitas

Population

364473

Median household income

$10,667$14,907

Median gross rent

$459$462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberino	Placitas
Under 5	0.0%	16.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	29.4%
25 to 34	17.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	18.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	21.3%	6.3%
75 and over	3.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberino	Placitas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberino	Placitas
No high school diploma	37.7%	80.1%
High school graduate	28.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamberino	Placitas
Drove alone	82.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberino	Placitas
1-unit, detached	52.5%	14.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	85.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chamberino	Placitas
Poverty rate	12.1%	100.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1985	2010