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Chama, NM

748 Population
2.9 square miles 259.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

60.5 ±7.1 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 42.4 ±0.7
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$35,384 ±$11,430 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Española, NM Micro Area: $30,548 ±$1,986
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $34,823 ±$273
N/A Median household income

14% ±8.8% (105  ±75) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 20.1% † 8,033 (±2.9% / ±1,162)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 18.1% 375,381 (±0.4% / ±7,817)

10.9 minutes ±3.1 (3,655  ±2,057) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 28.8 406,555 (±1.6 / ±34,021)
  • about half the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)

Families

410 ±139 Number of households
  • the Española, NM Micro Area: 14,980 ±478
  • New Mexico: 825,021 ±3,033
1.8 ±0.1 (748  ±260) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 2.7 39,710 (±0.1 / ±52)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,071,840

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

583 ±151 Number of housing units
  • the Española, NM Micro Area: 19,703 ±41
  • New Mexico: 949,524 ±264

$194,300 ±$29,712 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Española, NM Micro Area: $230,900 ±$13,510
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $232,200 ±$1,548

5% ±6.8% (37  ±52.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 4.9% † 1,952 (±1.4% / ±546)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 12.2% 254,714 (±0.3% / ±7,124)

Social

78% ±35.5% (533  ±157.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 86.4% 24,065 (±3.9% / ±1,089.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 87.7% 1,272,853 (±0.6% / ±8,960.6)
17.1% ±9.7% (117  ±77.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 18.8% † 5,245 (±2.2% / ±598.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 30.2% 438,228 (±0.4% / ±5,096.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

8.4% ±6.9% (59  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 6.6% † 2,060 (±0.8% / ±262)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 8.2% 133,239 (±0.2% / ±3,007)
59 Total veterans ±53 47 Male ±48 12 Female ±19

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