Chamita vs Dixon

A side-by-side comparison of Chamita and Dixon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dixon has the higher population (1,551 vs 829 in Chamita). Chamita has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $43,148 in Dixon). Dixon has the higher median home value ($362,300 vs $230,700 in Chamita).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	Dixon
Population	829	1,551
Median age	43.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$43,148
Median home value	$230,700	$362,300
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	392	694
Homeownership rate	85.3%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	Dixon
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	386 → 1,551 (+301.8%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$34,948 → $43,148 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$150,900 → $362,300 (+140.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)	—

Chamita

Population

899829

Median household income

$29,792$62,813

Median home value

$173,400$230,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

Dixon

Population

3861,551

Median household income

$34,948$43,148

Median home value

$150,900$362,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	Dixon
Under 5	3.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	29.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	5.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	18.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.5%
75 and over	11.0%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	Dixon
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	24.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	73.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	Dixon
No high school diploma	12.5%	19.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	Dixon
Drove alone	85.2%	67.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	Dixon
1-unit, detached	50.0%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.0%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	Dixon
Poverty rate	20.3%	40.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	54
Median year structure built	1978	1976