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Chaparral, New Mexico Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,117
Males: 3,075 (50.3%), Females: 3,042 (49.7%)

Zip code: 88021

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $22,692
Median house value: $73,300

Population by Race

Races in Chaparral:

  • Hispanic (64.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.9%)
  • Other race (21.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Black (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (6.9%), English (6.7%), United States (6.0%), Irish (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.2%).

Land area: 38.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chaparral

  • High school or higher: 57.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 12.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chaparral CDP

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

26.6% Foreign born (25.8% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chaparral:

  • DEL SOL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • EL PASO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 19 miles; EL PASO, TX)
  • R E THOMASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; EL PASO, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chaparral:

  • BIGGS AAF (about 15 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
  • EL PASO INTL (about 17 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)
  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chaparral:

  • DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 23 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; Abbreviation: 5T6)
  • WEST TEXAS (about 26 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: T27)
  • FABENS (about 43 miles; FABENS, TX; Abbreviation: E35)

Amtrak station near Chaparral:

  • 20 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chaparral:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 20 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 28 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 208 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 210 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 215 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)

Public primary/middle schools in Chaparral:

  • CHAPARRAL ELEM (Students: 811; Location: 300 LISA DRIVE; Grades: PK – 02)
  • DESERT TRAILS INT (Students: 747; Location: 290 E. LISA; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • CHAPARRAL MIDDLE (Students: 737; Location: 112 LISA DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)

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