Chamita vs El Duende

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

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

Chamita has the higher population (829 vs 730 in El Duende). El Duende has the higher median household income ($90,859 vs $62,813 in Chamita). Since 2019, El Duende's population has grown faster (-1.7% vs -7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	El Duende
Population	829	730
Median age	43.2 yrs	14.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$90,859
Median home value	$230,700	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	392	208
Homeownership rate	85.3%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	0.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	El Duende
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	743 → 730 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	—
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	—
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

El Duende

Population

743730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	El Duende
Under 5	3.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	50.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	25.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	7.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	0.0%
75 and over	11.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	El Duende
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	0.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	99.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	El Duende
No high school diploma	12.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	45.8%	59.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	0.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	El Duende
Drove alone	85.2%	98.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.6%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	El Duende
1-unit, detached	50.0%	17.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.0%	82.7%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	El Duende
Poverty rate	20.3%	33.0%
Average household size	2.49	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1978	1993