Chama, NM Demographic Data
Chama, NM Summary
Chama is located in Rio Arriba County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,109
- Area: 2.70 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 410.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,824.80 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chama, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
357
47%
50.8
Male
410
54%
49.2
Total Population
767
323,128,000
Chama, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
43
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
61
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
68
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
42
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
54
7.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
110
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
126
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
78
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8
1.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
122
15.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
35
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
553
72.1%
77.2
Female
270
48.8%
51.3
Male
283
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
547
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
163
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
160
20.9%
15.2
Female
79
49.4%
55.8
Male
81
50.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Chama, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
732
95.4%
96.8
White
463
60.4%
72.6
Black or African American
33
4.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
79
10.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
157
20.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
35
4.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
492
64.1%
17.8
Mexican
252
32.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
240
31.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
275
35.9%
82.2
Chama, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
56
10.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
174
32.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
132
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
70
13.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
75
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
63
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
473
88.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
97
18.1%
31.2
Chama, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
230
38.7%
33.7%
Now Married
264
44.4%
47.5
Divorced
66
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
3
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
32
5.4
5.8%
Chama, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
384
53.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
340
47.0%
21.6%
Spanish
303
41.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
37
5.1%
1.1%
Chama, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
36
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
16
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
61
19.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
50
15.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
43
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
56
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
45
14.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3
1.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
33,750
57,617
Per capita income
19,889
31,128
Chama, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
33
9.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
104
31.1%
9.8
Construction
50
15.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
43
12.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21
6.3%
6.6
Information
5
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
8
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
22
6.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
42
12.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
107
32.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18
5.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
70
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
97
29.0%
18.1%
Chama, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
334
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
247
74.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
46
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
3.9%
2.7
Other means
3
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
25
7.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.9
26.6
Chama, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
118
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
145
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
52
16.5%
21.0
Chama, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
315
47.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
190
60.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
125
39.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
351
52.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Chama, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
666
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
21
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
70
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
39
5.9%
16.5
5 rooms
255
38.3%
19.8
6 rooms
176
26.4%
17.8
7 rooms
50
7.5%
12.0
8 rooms
19
2.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Chama, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
666
1-unit, detached
362
54.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
2.4%
5.9
2-units
9
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
25
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
246
36.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Chama, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
44
6.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
18
2.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
49
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
83
12.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
135
20.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
155
23.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
115
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
67
10.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Chama, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
253
80.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
5.7%
4.7
Electricity
11
3.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
30
9.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Chama, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
72
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
2.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
31
43.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
39
54.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
47
65.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
18
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chama, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
86
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
14
16.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
72
83.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
39
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
681
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11
15.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
22.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
22.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
22.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
55
0.0%
0.0%
Chama, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
190
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21
11.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
20
10.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
67
35.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
33
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
46
24.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
142,100
205,000