Rio Rancho is a city located in Bernalillo County and Sandoval County New Mexico. Rio Rancho has a 2020 population of 102,766. Rio Rancho is currently growing at a rate of 1.18% annually and its population has increased by 16.81% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 87,977 in 2010.
The average household income in Rio Rancho is $79,720 with a poverty rate of 9.53%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,167 per month, and the median house value is $190,800. The median age in Rio Rancho is 38.4 years, 37.5 years for males, and 39 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Rio Ranchowas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 77,962 | 81.03% |
Some Other Race | 6,740 | 7.01% |
Two or More Races | 4,128 | 4.29% |
Black or African American | 2,981 | 3.10% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,530 | 2.63% |
Asian | 1,602 | 1.67% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 267 | 0.28% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 34,576 | 2.77 | 77.5 |
Married | 18,696 | 3.33 | 85.8 |
Non Family | 9,622 | 1.29 | 67.5 |
Female | 4,367 | 3.33 | 63.6 |
Male | 1,891 | 3.47 | 78.4 |
3.24
Average Family Size
2.77
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 1,257 | 1.93% |
9th to 12th Grade | 3,354 | 5.16% |
High School Graduate | 15,893 | 24.46% |
Some College | 17,485 | 26.91% |
Associates Degree | 7,171 | 11.04% |
Bachelors Degree | 12,629 | 19.44% |
Graduate Degree | 7,177 | 11.05% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 35,741 | 34,392 | 12,494 |
Hispanic | 23,386 | 20,504 | 5,398 |
Other Race | 4,656 | 3,560 | 620 |
2+ Races | 2,015 | 1,846 | 575 |
Black | 1,938 | 1,748 | 715 |
Native American | 1,508 | 1,431 | 262 |
Asian | 1,238 | 1,160 | 540 |
Islander | 149 | 110 | 69 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 96.23%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 46.31%.
$39,811
Average Earnings
$45,073
Average Male
$34,096
Average Female
82.68% of Rio Rancho residents speak only English, while 17.32% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 14.59% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 39,671 | 4,609 | 11.62% |
White | 46,918 | 3,604 | 7.68% |
Other | 1,175 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 4,081 | 384 | 9.41% |
Native | 2,479 | 349 | 14.08% |
Black | 2,981 | 226 | 7.58% |
Asian | 1,602 | 68 | 4.24% |
Islander | 267 | 30 | 11.24% |
9.53%
Overall Poverty Rate
8.13%
Male Poverty Rate
10.86%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Rio Rancho is Native, with 14.08% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Rio Rancho is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.92%. Among those working part-time, it was 13.56%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 13.49%.
51.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
52.3%
Male Marriage Rate
49.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 7,347 | 12.38% |
Hispanic | 2,064 | 7.49% |
Black | 358 | 17.01% |
Other Race | 306 | 5.62% |
2+ Races | 214 | 8.83% |
Native American | 124 | 7.50% |
Asian | 51 | 3.86% |
Islander | 14 | 7.82% |
4.50%
Veteran Poverty Rate
30.68%
Veteran Disability Rate
63.3%
Labor Force Participation
58.8%
Employment Rate
6.7%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
50.11%
Born in Rio Rancho
94.73%
Native Born
5.27%
Foreign Born
1.41%
Non Citizen
3.85%
Naturalized
94.73% of Rio Rancho residents were born in the United States, with 50.11% having been born in New Mexico. 1.41% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 102,766 | 1,196 | 1.18% |
2021 | 101,570 | 1,196 | 1.19% |
2020 | 100,374 | 1,196 | 1.21% |
2019 | 99,178 | 1,196 | 1.22% |
2018 | 97,982 | 1,697 | 1.76% |
2017 | 96,285 | 1,774 | 1.88% |
2016 | 94,511 | 1,395 | 1.50% |
2015 | 93,116 | 1,153 | 1.25% |
2014 | 91,963 | 629 | 0.69% |
2013 | 91,334 | 890 | 0.98% |
2012 | 90,444 | 945 | 1.06% |
2011 | 89,499 | 1,522 | 1.73% |
2010 | 87,977 | 36,212 | 5.45% |
2000 | 51,765 | 19,260 | 4.76% |
1990 | 32,505 | 22,520 | 12.53% |
1980 | 9,985 | 0.00% |