Chimayo vs La Villita

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

Chimayo 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.

Chimayo has the higher population (2,726 vs 1,440 in La Villita). La Villita has the higher median household income ($130,357 vs $52,305 in Chimayo). La Villita has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $214,000 in Chimayo).

Population, income & housing

	Chimayo	La Villita
Population	2,726	1,440
Median age	48.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,305	$130,357
Median home value	$214,000	$259,500
Median gross rent	$834	—
Housing units	1,414	389
Homeownership rate	80.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chimayo	La Villita
Population	2,641 → 2,726 (+3.2%)	573 → 1,440 (+151.3%)
Median household income	$56,513 → $52,305 (-7.4%)	$42,025 → $130,357 (+210.2%)
Median home value	$168,000 → $214,000 (+27.4%)	$258,400 → $259,500 (+0.4%)
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

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)

	Chimayo	La Villita
Under 5	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	25.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	23.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	20.7%	6.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.8%
75 and over	9.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chimayo	La Villita
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	10.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.7%	89.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chimayo	La Villita
No high school diploma	11.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chimayo	La Villita
Drove alone	82.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.4%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chimayo	La Villita
1-unit, detached	58.2%	29.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	41.8%	70.4%

Poverty & households

	Chimayo	La Villita
Poverty rate	25.5%	6.5%
Average household size	2.33	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1978	1988