Chaparral is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 16,551 people and four associated neighborhoods, Chaparral is the 14th largest community in New Mexico.Chaparral is a blue-collar town, with 38.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Chaparral is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chaparral who work in healthcare suport services (11.00%), office and administrative support (10.33%), and sales jobs (7.46%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Chaparral is worth considering. One downside of living in Chaparral is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chaparral, the average commute to work is 33.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Chaparral is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Chaparral is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.00% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Chaparral in 2022 was $18,311, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,244 for a family of four. However, Chaparral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chaparral is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chaparral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Chaparral, accounting for 90.69% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Chaparral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chaparral include German, French, English, Irish, and Nigerian. In addition, Chaparral has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.67%). The most common language spoken in Chaparral is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
