Chamita vs La Villita

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

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

La Villita has the higher population (1,440 vs 829 in Chamita). La Villita has the higher median household income ($130,357 vs $62,813 in Chamita). La Villita has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $230,700 in Chamita).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	La Villita
Population	829	1,440
Median age	43.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$130,357
Median home value	$230,700	$259,500
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	392	389
Homeownership rate	85.3%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	La Villita
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	573 → 1,440 (+151.3%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$42,025 → $130,357 (+210.2%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$258,400 → $259,500 (+0.4%)
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

La Villita

Population

5731,440

Median household income

$42,025$130,357

Median home value

$258,400$259,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	La Villita
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	25.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	23.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.8%
75 and over	11.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	La Villita
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	10.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	89.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	La Villita
No high school diploma	12.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	La Villita
Drove alone	85.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.4%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	La Villita
1-unit, detached	50.0%	29.6%
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%	70.4%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	La Villita
Poverty rate	20.3%	6.5%
Average household size	2.49	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1978	1988