COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chamita vs Santa Fe
PLACE A
Chamita, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Santa Fe, Texas
Chamita is 94% smaller than Santa Fe. Santa Fe earns more, with a median household income $30,718 higher. Chamita has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
CHAMITASANTA FEDIFFERENCE
Total population86713,913−94% vs Santa Fe
Population density225819−594
Population growth15.5%4.2%+11.3 pts
Median age38.943.0−4.1
Male45.3%48.6%−3.2 pts
Female54.7%51.4%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born5.7%5.3%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.7%68.3%−61.6 pts
Black0.5%0.2%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino91.3%21.6%+69.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.5%8.7%−7.2 pts
Median household income$68,472$99,190−$30,718
Per capita income$32,370$39,305−$6,935
Poverty rate19.8%10.4%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.398+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%15.0%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree6.7%3.7%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%8.5%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation56.2%57.5%−1.3 pts
Median home value$222,300$325,800−$103,500
Median gross rent$938$1,240−$302
Owner-occupied85.8%81.3%+4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%8.5%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households53.2%36.4%+16.8 pts
Average commute24.227.5−3.4
Worked from home16.3%7.5%+8.9 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.6%+0.6 pts
Uninsured4.6%18.5%−13.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024