Chamita vs El Rito

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

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

El Rito has the higher population (961 vs 829 in Chamita). Chamita has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $24,611 in El Rito). El Rito has the higher median home value ($273,700 vs $230,700 in Chamita).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	El Rito
Population	829	961
Median age	43.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$24,611
Median home value	$230,700	$273,700
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	392	521
Homeownership rate	85.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	El Rito
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	808 → 961 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$29,024 → $24,611 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$143,800 → $273,700 (+90.3%)
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 Rito

Population

808961

Median household income

$29,024$24,611

Median home value

$143,800$273,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	El Rito
Under 5	3.9%	14.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	1.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	28.2%
75 and over	11.0%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	El Rito
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	0.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
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%	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	El Rito
No high school diploma	12.5%	41.1%
High school graduate	45.8%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	El Rito
Drove alone	85.2%	38.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	49.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	El Rito
1-unit, detached	50.0%	60.5%
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%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	El Rito
Poverty rate	20.3%	58.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1978	1985