Chama vs Chamita

A side-by-side comparison of Chama and Chamita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chamita has the higher population (829 vs 748 in Chama). Chamita has the higher median home value ($230,700 vs $194,300 in Chama). Since 2019, Chamita's population has grown faster (-7.8% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	Chamita
Population	748	829
Median age	60.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,813
Median home value	$194,300	$230,700
Median gross rent	$529	$725
Housing units	583	392
Homeownership rate	75.4%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	Chamita
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	899 → 829 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $529 (-28.6%)	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)

Chama

Population

1,026748

Median household income

$35,357$40,521

Median home value

$165,300$194,300

Median gross rent

$741$529

Chamita

Population

899829

Median household income

$29,792$62,813

Median home value

$173,400$230,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	Chamita
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	5.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	25.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	24.9%	11.9%
75 and over	11.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	Chamita
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	5.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	76.2%	91.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	Chamita
No high school diploma	22.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	Chamita
Drove alone	75.2%	85.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	13.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	Chamita
1-unit, detached	57.5%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.2%	49.0%

Poverty & households

	Chama	Chamita
Poverty rate	14.0%	20.3%
Average household size	1.82	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	11	22
Median year structure built	1981	1978