Chamita vs Los Luceros

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

Chamita and Los Luceros 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 757 in Los Luceros). Since 2019, Los Luceros's population has grown faster (+25.3% vs -7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	Los Luceros
Population	829	757
Median age	43.2 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	—
Median home value	$230,700	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	392	372
Homeownership rate	85.3%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	0.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	Los Luceros
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	604 → 757 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$44,226 → $51,488 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$97,500 → $96,900 (-0.6%)
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

Los Luceros

Population

604757

Median household income

$44,226$51,488

Median home value

$97,500$96,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	Los Luceros
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	0.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	7.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	23.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	7.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	24.2%
75 and over	11.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	Los Luceros
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	4.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
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%	95.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	Los Luceros
No high school diploma	12.5%	45.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	0.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	Los Luceros
Drove alone	85.2%	57.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.9%
Public transit	3.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	Los Luceros
1-unit, detached	50.0%	23.1%
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%	76.9%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	Los Luceros
Poverty rate	20.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1978	1988