Chama vs El Rito

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

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

El Rito has the higher population (961 vs 748 in Chama). El Rito has the higher median home value ($273,700 vs $194,300 in Chama). Since 2019, El Rito's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	El Rito
Population	748	961
Median age	60.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$24,611
Median home value	$194,300	$273,700
Median gross rent	$529	—
Housing units	583	521
Homeownership rate	75.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	El Rito
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	808 → 961 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	$29,024 → $24,611 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	$143,800 → $273,700 (+90.3%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $529 (-28.6%)	—

Chama

Population

1,026748

Median household income

$35,357$40,521

Median home value

$165,300$194,300

Median gross rent

$741$529

El Rito

Population

808961

Median household income

$29,024$24,611

Median home value

$143,800$273,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	El Rito
Under 5	0.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	5.5%	10.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	0.1%
55 to 64	25.9%	1.9%
65 to 74	24.9%	28.2%
75 and over	11.8%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	El Rito
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	0.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.2%	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	El Rito
No high school diploma	22.0%	41.1%
High school graduate	34.7%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	El Rito
Drove alone	75.2%	38.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.2%	49.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	El Rito
1-unit, detached	57.5%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Chama	El Rito
Poverty rate	14.0%	58.5%
Average household size	1.82	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1981	1985