Chamita vs Hernandez

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

Chamita and Hernandez 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 802 in Hernandez). Chamita has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $24,259 in Hernandez). Chamita has the higher median home value ($230,700 vs $181,900 in Hernandez).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	Hernandez
Population	829	802
Median age	43.2 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$24,259
Median home value	$230,700	$181,900
Median gross rent	$725	$748
Housing units	392	512
Homeownership rate	85.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	Hernandez
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	751 → 802 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$35,000 → $24,259 (-30.7%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$160,900 → $181,900 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)	$750 → $748 (-0.3%)

Chamita

Population

899829

Median household income

$29,792$62,813

Median home value

$173,400$230,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

Hernandez

Population

751802

Median household income

$35,000$24,259

Median home value

$160,900$181,900

Median gross rent

$750$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	Hernandez
Under 5	3.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	7.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	33.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	14.2%
75 and over	11.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	Hernandez
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	11.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	2.4%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	85.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	Hernandez
No high school diploma	12.5%	36.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	Hernandez
Drove alone	85.2%	71.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	Hernandez
1-unit, detached	50.0%	32.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.0%	66.4%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	Hernandez
Poverty rate	20.3%	32.2%
Average household size	2.49	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1978	1975