Chama, NM Population

Overview

1,002

Total Population

55.0

Median age

47.01%

Female population %

112.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

85

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chama's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chama is 55.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chama's population under 18 was 12.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chama's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chama, 10.18% were under the age of 15, 12.08% aged 15 to 29, 51.90% aged 30 to 64, 23.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 less females than males in Chama:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.01% females and 52.99% males in Chama, NM.
The Chama, NM gender ratio is 112.7:100 i.e. 112.7 men to 100 women (1.127).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 92.

Chama's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chama population: 40.32% are White, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 58.68% are some other race and 0.80% are multiracial.
Chama's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the village.
By ethnicity, 85 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 152 (15.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chama is some other race with a population of 588 (58.68% of the total population).

Chama's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,356 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Chama's population decreased by 179 (14.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chama's population decreased by 103 (10.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chama's population was lowest in year 2022 at 915.