COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chama vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Chama, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Chama is 91% smaller than Alamosa. Alamosa earns more, with a median household income $18,994 higher. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -10%).
CHAMAALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population9139,849−91% vs Alamosa
Population density3171,237−920
Population growth-10.3%11.7%−22.0 pts
Median age64.431.2+33.2
Male50.5%50.3%+0.2 pts
Female49.5%49.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.3%38.5%−16.2 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino73.7%54.0%+19.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other4.0%4.2%−0.2 pts
Median household income$30,694$49,688−$18,994
Per capita income$36,375$27,208+$9,167
Poverty rate20.7%15.9%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5160.460+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%33.3%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree5.0%18.0%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%4.4%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation56.1%61.7%−5.6 pts
Median home value$189,100$225,200−$36,100
Median gross rent$570$837−$267
Owner-occupied80.3%44.3%+36.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.2%8.5%+18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.3%34.9%−11.6 pts
Average commute8.314.1−5.9
Worked from home14.4%4.3%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured2.7%4.9%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025