Chaparral

Population: 16,642
Median household income: $46,102
Median home value: $101,900

Chaparral, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 16,642 residents. The median household income of $46,102 is below the DoÃ±a Ana County median ($55,663).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chaparral's population grew 15.3% from 14,437 to 16,642, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $78,000 to $101,900.

29.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,642
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $46,102
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 5,914
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,43716,642

Median household income

$24,665$46,102

Median home value

$78,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$643$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,437	$24,665	$78,000	$643
2020	13,744	$31,186	$83,100	$724
2021	14,098	$33,992	$82,300	$749
2022	15,290	$44,219	$90,200	$754
2023	16,642	$46,102	$101,900	$874

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	968	5.8%
5 to 17	4,117	24.7%
18 to 24	1,701	10.2%
25 to 34	2,370	14.2%
35 to 44	1,876	11.3%
45 to 54	1,817	10.9%
55 to 64	1,744	10.5%
65 to 74	1,181	7.1%
75 and over	868	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	960	5.8%
Black or African American	155	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	125	0.8%
Two or more races	221	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,093	90.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.1%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,362	34.1%
High school graduate	2,476	25.1%
Some college or associate's	3,032	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	675	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	311	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,120	79.9%
Carpooled	738	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	341	5.3%
Other means	139	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	951	15.7%
15 to 29 min	1,449	23.9%
30 to 44 min	2,012	33.2%
45 to 59 min	1,110	18.3%
60+ min	543	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 28.8% (4,794 of 16,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,834	80.6%
Nonfamily households	924	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,758	80.5%
Vacant	1,156	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,157	66.4%
Renter-occupied	1,601	33.6%

1-unit, detached29.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other66.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,724	29.2%
1-unit, attached	274	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3,912	66.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3514250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.0443, -106.4061