Chama vs Los Luceros

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

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

Los Luceros has the higher population (757 vs 748 in Chama). Since 2019, Los Luceros's population has grown faster (+25.3% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	Los Luceros
Population	748	757
Median age	60.5 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median home value	$194,300	—
Median gross rent	$529	—
Housing units	583	372
Homeownership rate	75.4%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	0.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	Los Luceros
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	604 → 757 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	$44,226 → $51,488 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	$97,500 → $96,900 (-0.6%)
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

Los Luceros

Population

604757

Median household income

$44,226$51,488

Median home value

$97,500$96,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	Los Luceros
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	0.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	23.9%
55 to 64	25.9%	7.5%
65 to 74	24.9%	24.2%
75 and over	11.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	Los Luceros
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	4.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
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	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.2%	95.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	Los Luceros
No high school diploma	22.0%	45.0%
High school graduate	34.7%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	0.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	Los Luceros
Drove alone	75.2%	57.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	26.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	13.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	Los Luceros
1-unit, detached	57.5%	23.1%
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%	76.9%

Poverty & households

	Chama	Los Luceros
Poverty rate	14.0%	15.2%
Average household size	1.82	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1981	1988