Chama vs Tierra Amarilla

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

Chama and Tierra Amarilla 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 637 in Tierra Amarilla). Since 2019, Tierra Amarilla's population has grown faster (-18.8% vs -27.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
Population	748	637
Median age	60.5 yrs	28.4 yrs
Median home value	$194,300	—
Median gross rent	$529	—
Housing units	583	302
Homeownership rate	75.4%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
Population	1,026 → 748 (-27.1%)	784 → 637 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$35,357 → $40,521 (+14.6%)	—
Median home value	$165,300 → $194,300 (+17.5%)	—
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

Tierra Amarilla

Population

784637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	5.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	32.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	19.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.9%	20.7%
65 to 74	24.9%	0.0%
75 and over	11.8%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
White (non-Hispanic)	21.4%	6.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	93.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
No high school diploma	22.0%	16.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
Drove alone	75.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
1-unit, detached	57.5%	22.8%
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%	77.2%

Poverty & households

	Chama	Tierra Amarilla
Poverty rate	14.0%	46.7%
Average household size	1.82	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	11	37
Median year structure built	1981	1983