Los Chaves is a city of 4,838 people in New Mexico. At a median age of 49.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. 24.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 1%. That is roughly 24% ahead of the New Mexico median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,662, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Los Chaves
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.1 → 49.9(+18.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants85.0% → 93.3%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate19.0% → 24.8%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Los Chaves's population equals 6.2% of Valencia County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 12% of the county's.
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)18.4%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.7%(172)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 385 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
Los Chaves, decade by decade
Los Chaves 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
3,872
$64,821
$193,686
13.3%
65.5
2000
5,033
$69,638
$182,166
13.5%
65.8
2010
5,446
$67,972
$219,238
13.1%
65.5
2020
4,997
$83,596
$200,471
30.9%
65.8
2024
4,838
$79,662
$285,700
33.6%
67.1
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.
