Chamita vs San Jose

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

Chamita and San Jose 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 739 in San Jose). Chamita has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $57,019 in San Jose). San Jose has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $230,700 in Chamita).

Population, income & housing

	Chamita	San Jose
Population	829	739
Median age	43.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$57,019
Median home value	$230,700	$250,400
Median gross rent	$725	$775
Housing units	392	315
Homeownership rate	85.3%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamita	San Jose
Population	899 → 829 (-7.8%)	680 → 739 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $62,813 (+110.8%)	$37,054 → $57,019 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $230,700 (+33.0%)	$151,800 → $250,400 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)	$669 → $775 (+15.8%)

Chamita

Population

899829

Median household income

$29,792$62,813

Median home value

$173,400$230,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

San Jose

Population

680739

Median household income

$37,054$57,019

Median home value

$151,800$250,400

Median gross rent

$669$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamita	San Jose
Under 5	3.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.8%
75 and over	11.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamita	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	10.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	3.2%
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%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamita	San Jose
No high school diploma	12.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	45.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamita	San Jose
Drove alone	85.2%	86.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.6%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamita	San Jose
1-unit, detached	50.0%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
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%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Chamita	San Jose
Poverty rate	20.3%	21.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1978	1979