Chama vs San Jose

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

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

Chama has the higher population (748 vs 739 in San Jose). San Jose has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $194,300 in Chama). Since 2019, San Jose's population has grown faster (+8.7% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	San Jose
Population	748	739
Median age	60.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,019
Median home value	$194,300	$250,400
Median gross rent	$529	$775
Housing units	583	315
Homeownership rate	75.4%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	San Jose
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	680 → 739 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	$37,054 → $57,019 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	$151,800 → $250,400 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $529 (-28.6%)	$669 → $775 (+15.8%)

Chama

Population

1,026748

Median household income

$35,357$40,521

Median home value

$165,300$194,300

Median gross rent

$741$529

San Jose

Population

680739

Median household income

$37,054$57,019

Median home value

$151,800$250,400

Median gross rent

$669$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	San Jose
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	5.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	25.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	24.9%	6.8%
75 and over	11.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	10.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.2%
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%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	San Jose
No high school diploma	22.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	San Jose
Drove alone	75.2%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	San Jose
1-unit, detached	57.5%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
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%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Chama	San Jose
Poverty rate	14.0%	21.2%
Average household size	1.82	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	11	29
Median year structure built	1981	1979