Chamberino vs Tortugas

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

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

Tortugas has the higher population (642 vs 601 in Chamberino). Chamberino has the higher median household income ($60,694 vs $29,096 in Tortugas). Since 2019, Chamberino's population has grown faster (-3.8% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberino	Tortugas
Population	601	642
Median age	39.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$29,096
Median home value	$195,800	—
Median gross rent	$836	—
Housing units	261	323
Homeownership rate	80.3%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberino	Tortugas
Population	625 → 601 (-3.8%)	762 → 642 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$26,597 → $60,694 (+128.2%)	—
Median home value	$150,700 → $195,800 (+29.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$606 → $836 (+38.0%)	—

Chamberino

Population

625601

Median household income

$26,597$60,694

Median home value

$150,700$195,800

Median gross rent

$606$836

Tortugas

Population

762642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberino	Tortugas
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	1.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	19.2%
65 to 74	21.3%	28.0%
75 and over	3.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberino	Tortugas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.6%
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%	94.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberino	Tortugas
No high school diploma	37.7%	32.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	9.0%
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	Tortugas
Drove alone	82.1%	95.0%
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%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberino	Tortugas
1-unit, detached	52.5%	86.1%
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	47.5%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Chamberino	Tortugas
Poverty rate	12.1%	30.4%
Average household size	2.62	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1985	1966