Chaparral.
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New Mexico·Doña Ana County
3 tracts·15K people·$109K median·248/mi²
Hispanic 92 · White 6 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 0 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 48 · Other 35 · Living alone 17
Professional 39 · Health 37 · Manufacturing 13 · Retail 9 · Leisure 1 · Public admin 0 · Other 1
Service 23 · Management · business · science · arts 21 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 17
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chaparral is $109,300 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Chaparral has 18,186 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.6; the population is 92.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% White, 1.4% Multiracial, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% Other and 0.1% Black; the average household has 3.6 people; 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.4% (Census ACS).
DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY (43%), YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (36%) and CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY (26%) lead the elementary schools; CHAPARRAL MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (29%); CHAPARRAL HIGH is the high school with reported scores (14%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $853/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chaparral is $46,017 a year, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Chaparral, median rent is $853/month and the median home value is $109,300 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 96°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 49 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chaparral are drought (91), wildfire (89) and winter weather (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chaparral, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).