Chimayo vs Dixon

A side-by-side comparison of Chimayo and Dixon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chimayo has the higher population (2,726 vs 1,551 in Dixon). Chimayo has the higher median household income ($52,305 vs $43,148 in Dixon). Dixon has the higher median home value ($362,300 vs $214,000 in Chimayo).

Population, income & housing

	Chimayo	Dixon
Population	2,726	1,551
Median age	48.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,305	$43,148
Median home value	$214,000	$362,300
Median gross rent	$834	—
Housing units	1,414	694
Homeownership rate	80.5%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chimayo	Dixon
Population	2,641 → 2,726 (+3.2%)	386 → 1,551 (+301.8%)
Median household income	$56,513 → $52,305 (-7.4%)	$34,948 → $43,148 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $214,000 (+27.4%)	$150,900 → $362,300 (+140.1%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $834 (-8.1%)	—

Chimayo

Population

2,6412,726

Median household income

$56,513$52,305

Median home value

$168,000$214,000

Median gross rent

$908$834

Dixon

Population

3861,551

Median household income

$34,948$43,148

Median home value

$150,900$362,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chimayo	Dixon
Under 5	8.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	29.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	5.5%
35 to 44	7.9%	18.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	6.1%
55 to 64	20.7%	8.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.5%
75 and over	9.2%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chimayo	Dixon
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	24.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	95.7%	73.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chimayo	Dixon
No high school diploma	11.0%	19.5%
High school graduate	32.2%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chimayo	Dixon
Drove alone	82.5%	67.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chimayo	Dixon
1-unit, detached	58.2%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Chimayo	Dixon
Poverty rate	25.5%	40.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	33	54
Median year structure built	1978	1976