With 300 people, Chamisal is a city in New Mexico. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 42 minutes. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 42%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chamisal
What changed most since 1990
White share0.0% → 13.0%(+13.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share100.0% → 86.3%(−13.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate40.4% → 19.9%(−20.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.1%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chamisal, decade by decade
Chamisal population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
255
$19,971
$107,523
10.9%
0.0
2000
301
$33,245
$107,113
14.5%
18.6
2010
310
$39,561
$225,568
19.6%
28.9
2020
255
$43,684
$147,990
14.4%
51.9
2024
300
$37,375
$221,800
19.0%
29.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
