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Chimayo, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Chimayo is a Census CDP of 2,390 people across 7.74 square miles of land, lying across Santa Fe County and Rio Arriba County. Median household income is $56,484, 77.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $749,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chimayo
What Chimayo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.74 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land309 plus or minus 84
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Fe County, 58.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inSanta Fe County 58.2 percent, Rio Arriba County 41.8 percent
Chimayo crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chimayo
How many people live in Chimayo
- Population2,390 plus or minus 646
- Median age48.8 plus or minus 12.3
- Population under 18529 plus or minus 262
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Population 65 and over415 plus or minus 183
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households966 plus or minus 272
- Family households742 plus or minus 269
- Share of households that are families76.8 percent plus or minus 17.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chimayo
Income and work in Chimayo
- Median household income$56,484 plus or minus $13,776
- Per capita income$32,626 plus or minus $10,579
- Civilian labor force1,135 plus or minus 428
- Employed1,124 plus or minus 431
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,555 plus or minus 494
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent plus or minus 39.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chimayo
Housing in Chimayo
- Housing units1,220 plus or minus 287
- Occupied units966 plus or minus 272
- Vacant units254 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate20.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Owner occupied752 plus or minus 249
- Renter occupied214 plus or minus 146
- Ownership rate77.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$873
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units684 plus or minus 244
- Share single family56.1 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes536 plus or minus 205
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chimayo
How Chimayo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute956 plus or minus 423
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes3.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more539 plus or minus 349
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.4 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Drove alone85.1 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.9 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chimayo
SBA loans in Chimayo (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$749,100
- Average approval$749,100
- Median approval$749,100
- Largest approval$749,100
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term299 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chimayo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Santa Fe County, not Chimayo
Santa Fe County context, not Chimayo figures
- Establishments in Santa Fe County4,976
- Covered employment, Santa Fe County61,826
- Average annual pay, Santa Fe County$61,218
- Housing units permitted, Santa Fe County244
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Fe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chimayo.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chimayo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chimayo, New Mexico?
2,390, in 966 households. Chimayo CDP covers 7.74 square miles of land, which is 309 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chimayo in?
Chimayo lies in more than one. By area it is 58.2 percent in Santa Fe County, 41.8 percent in Rio Arriba County. This page sits under Santa Fe County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Chimayo?
$56,484. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,500. Median gross rent is $873 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chimayo businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $749,100 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $749,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chimayo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chimayo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chimayo. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Chimayo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Fe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chimayo.
Is zoning published for Chimayo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.