Chaparral vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Chaparral and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chaparral has the higher population (16,642 vs 2,699 in University Park). Chaparral has the higher median household income ($46,102 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, Chaparral's population has grown faster (+15.3% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Chaparral	University Park
Population	16,642	2,699
Median age	31.2 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,102	$25,433
Median home value	$101,900	—
Median gross rent	$874	$747
Housing units	5,914	565
Homeownership rate	66.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chaparral	University Park
Population	14,437 → 16,642 (+15.3%)	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$24,665 → $46,102 (+86.9%)	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $101,900 (+30.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$643 → $874 (+35.9%)	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)

Chaparral

Population

14,43716,642

Median household income

$24,665$46,102

Median home value

$78,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$643$874

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chaparral	University Park
Under 5	5.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	24.7%	3.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	85.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	0.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	0.0%
75 and over	5.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chaparral	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.5%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	90.7%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chaparral	University Park
No high school diploma	34.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	44.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chaparral	University Park
Drove alone	79.9%	33.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.1%	50.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.7%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chaparral	University Park
1-unit, detached	29.2%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	48.0%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	66.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Chaparral	University Park
Poverty rate	28.8%	40.9%
Average household size	3.49	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	33	11
Median year structure built	1993	1973