New Mexico · Census place 42740
Los Chaves CDP, NM
Quick answer
Los Chaves CDP has 4,641 residents, ranking #49 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $81,320, the median home is worth $240,500 and median gross rent runs $860 a month.
- Population
- 4,641Los Chaves CDP residents
- Median household income
- $81,320Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $240,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Los Chaves CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Los Chaves CDP median would spend about 12.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.7% of residents and 91.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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