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Streets, Population & Crime Statistic in Chama, NM

Population in Chama, NM

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As shown in Wikipedia, the population of Chama in 1970 was 899 After 40 years, it has risen up to 1,022 in 2010. The average increase per year is 7.12%.

Between 2000 and 2010, Chama enjoyed the biggest population growth rate of −14.8% from 1,199 to 1,022.

The second biggest population growth in Chama took place between 1990 and 2000.

The lowest population growth rate is 21.2% from 899 to 1,090.

Resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chama,_New_Mexico

Place of Birth in Chama

Non Citizens by Continent-of-Origin

Any person who is not a U.S. citizen is defined as a non-citizen, which includes permanent residents, temporary workers, international students, humanitarian and undocumented immigrants.

Naturalized Citizens by Continent-of-Origin
  • 74.48%
    Born in Chama
  • 99.56%
    Native Born
  • 0.44%
    Foreign Born
  • 0%
    Non Citizen
  • 0.44%
    Naturalized
Birth Place

About 74.48% of Chama residents were born in this city, while 0.44% of residents were foreign-born (0% are non-citizens and 0.44% are naturalized citizens). The majority of non-citizen residents are from Africa.

Geography Info in Chama

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Population in Chama by Race

Population by Race
  • Total
  • Hispanic
  • Non-Hispanic
Race
Population
Percentage

Population in Chama by Age

Chama Age Structure Diagram in 2022
Median Age in Chama
47.8
Total
46.1
Male
52.4
Female
Gender Ratio in Chama
47.96%
436
Male
52.04%
473
Female
Dependency Ratio in Chama
36.6%
Elderly Dependency Ratio
23.4%
Youth Dependency Ratio
Adult Population in Chama
776
Adults
Of the adults in Chama, 208 are elderly.

Family & Marriage in Chama, NM

In Chama, 34.3% of the population is married, which is higher than the national average of 50.2%.

65.7% of the residents are single. 45.7% of them have never been married. 9.0% are divorced and 11.1% are widowed.

The divorce rate is higher than the national average of 10.9%.

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Income Distribution in Chama by Type

Name
Median
Mean

Owned Housing Properties in Chama by Value

Chama Owner-Occupied Housing by Value

Owner-Occupied Housing Statistics Comparison

RangeChamaNew MexicoUSA

Level of Education in Chama by Sex (Age Over 25)

Education AttainedCountPercentage

Earnings in Chama by Educational Attainment

Education AttainedAverageMaleFemale

$31,118

Average Earnings

$40,156

Average Male

$22,361

Average Female

Crime Statistics in Chama,NM

Pondering over moving to a new place? Before you get animated for the adventures ahead, it's necessary to understand how safe it is so the risks that may happen both physically and financially are within a practical range there. City crime is often graded from 1 to 100 in America

In Chama, the violent crime is 33.3 while the US average is 22.7.

The property crime is 39.9 while the US average is 35.4.

Employment Rate in Chama by Age

  • Labor Force Participation
  • Employment Rate
  • Unemployment Rate
41.1%
Labor Force Participation
36.8%
Employment Rate
10.4%
Unemployment Rate

Employment Rate in Chama by Race

  • Labor Force Participation
  • Employment Rate
  • Unemployment Rate

Poverty Rate in Chama

Race
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
  • 16.5%

    Poverty Rate in Chama

  • 19.95%

    Poverty Rate for Males

  • 13.32%

    Poverty Rate for Females

Chama Poverty

In Chama, approximately 16.5% of the population lives in poverty. Among them, residents have the highest poverty rate at , while residents have the lowest poverty rate at .

In addition, females of almost all races experience lower rates of poverty than males.

Poverty Rate in Chama by Employment Status and Sex

0%
Female Employed
0%
Female Unemployed
6.49%
Male Employed
0%
Male Unemployed

Employment Rate in Chama by Education Level

  • Labor Force Participation
  • Employment Rate
  • Unemployment Rate

Poverty Rate in Chama by Education Level

19.38%
Less Than 9th Grade
20.65%
High School
16.22%
Some College
8.46%
Bachelors or Greater