The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Chaparral has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chaparral a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 32.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Chaparral doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Chaparral with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chaparral in 2022 was $20,268, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,072 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 92.00% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chaparral include German, English, French, Irish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Chaparral's cultural character, accounting for 30.59% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Chaparral is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
