Chama, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

776

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

64.4

6.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.7%

47.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$30,694

2024 Median Property Value

$189,100

2.68% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Chama, NM employs 375 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chama, NM were Retail Trade (54 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (51 people), and Public Administration (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,958), Public Administration ($31,146), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,263).

Employment

Occupations

375

2024 Value

± 156

3.31%

1 Year growth

± 55.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chama, NM grew at a rate of 3.31%, from 363 employees to 375 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chama, NM, are Management Occupations (74 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (63 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chama, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

375

2024 Value

± 156

3.31%

1 Year growth

± 55.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chama, NM grew at a rate of 3.31%, from 363 employees to 375 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chama, NM, are Retail Trade (54 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (51 people), and Public Administration (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chama, NM, though some of these residents may live in Chama, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,188

Median earning men ± $21,786

$22,206

Median earning women ± $36,455

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,263).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750) and Retail Trade ($17,589).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chama, NM was $189,100 in 2024, which is 0.568 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,300 to $189,100, a 2.68% decrease. The homeownership rate in Chama, NM is 80.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chama, NM have an average commute time of 8.27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chama, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$189,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,306

$368

Median Property Taxes

±$135

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chama, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chama, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.3%

Homeownership

2024

45.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.3% of the housing units in Chama, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chama, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$30,694

Median Household Income

± $21,532

458

Number of Households

± 150

The following chart displays the households in Chama, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chama, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.9%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Walked (9.33%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in Chama, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who walked to work (9.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

8.27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chama, NM have a shorter commute time (8.27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Chama, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chama, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chama, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chama, NM have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chama, NM (161 out of 776 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chama, NM is Other, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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