COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chama vs Durango
PLACE A
Chama, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Durango, Colorado
Chama is 95% smaller than Durango. Durango earns more, with a median household income $47,908 higher. Durango has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -10%).
CHAMADURANGODIFFERENCE
Total population91319,733−95% vs Durango
Population density3171,338−1,021
Population growth-10.3%12.9%−23.2 pts
Median age64.438.3+26.1
Male50.5%50.8%−0.3 pts
Female49.5%49.2%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.3%78.4%−56.1 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino73.7%8.7%+65.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other4.0%11.6%−7.6 pts
Median household income$30,694$78,602−$47,908
Per capita income$36,375$48,642−$12,267
Poverty rate20.7%13.0%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5160.461+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%60.4%−41.5 pts
Graduate degree5.0%22.7%−17.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%3.1%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation56.1%67.6%−11.5 pts
Median home value$189,100$668,400−$479,300
Median gross rent$570$1,636−$1,066
Owner-occupied80.3%53.0%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.2%7.5%+19.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.3%52.4%−29.1 pts
Average commute8.314.3−6.1
Worked from home14.4%15.0%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.7%6.5%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025