Chama vs Hernandez

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

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

Hernandez has the higher population (802 vs 748 in Chama). Chama has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $181,900 in Hernandez). Since 2019, Hernandez's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	Hernandez
Population	748	802
Median age	60.5 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$24,259
Median home value	$194,300	$181,900
Median gross rent	$529	$748
Housing units	583	512
Homeownership rate	75.4%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	Hernandez
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	751 → 802 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	$35,000 → $24,259 (-30.7%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	$160,900 → $181,900 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $529 (-28.6%)	$750 → $748 (-0.3%)

Chama

Population

1,026748

Median household income

$35,357$40,521

Median home value

$165,300$194,300

Median gross rent

$741$529

Hernandez

Population

751802

Median household income

$35,000$24,259

Median home value

$160,900$181,900

Median gross rent

$750$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	Hernandez
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	5.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	3.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	33.7%
55 to 64	25.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	24.9%	14.2%
75 and over	11.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	Hernandez
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	11.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	76.2%	85.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	Hernandez
No high school diploma	22.0%	36.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	Hernandez
Drove alone	75.2%	71.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.2%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	Hernandez
1-unit, detached	57.5%	32.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.2%	66.4%

Poverty & households

	Chama	Hernandez
Poverty rate	14.0%	32.2%
Average household size	1.82	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	11	22
Median year structure built	1981	1975