Chamisal vs PeÃ±asco

A side-by-side comparison of Chamisal and PeÃ±asco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

PeÃ±asco has the higher population (613 vs 367 in Chamisal). Chamisal has the higher median household income ($40,833 vs $38,750 in PeÃ±asco). PeÃ±asco has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $198,800 in Chamisal).

Population, income & housing

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
Population	367	613
Median age	42.8 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,833	$38,750
Median home value	$198,800	$219,600
Median gross rent	$875	$900
Housing units	148	312
Homeownership rate	87.1%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
Population	348 → 367 (+5.5%)	667 → 613 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $40,833 (+31.7%)	$31,000 → $38,750 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $198,800 (+64.0%)	$151,700 → $219,600 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $875 (+40.0%)	$475 → $900 (+89.5%)

Chamisal

Population

348367

Median household income

$31,000$40,833

Median home value

$121,200$198,800

Median gross rent

$625$875

PeÃ±asco

Population

667613

Median household income

$31,000$38,750

Median home value

$151,700$219,600

Median gross rent

$475$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
Under 5	1.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	10.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	15.5%	23.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.9%
75 and over	12.3%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
White (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	11.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	91.8%	87.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
No high school diploma	15.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
Drove alone	73.5%	49.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	24.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.9%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
1-unit, detached	59.5%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	39.2%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	Chamisal	PeÃ±asco
Poverty rate	10.6%	23.3%
Average household size	3.16	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1969	1969