What is the population of Rio Communities city?

Rio Communities city has 4,924 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 527 in New Mexico.

What is the median household income in Rio Communities city?

Median household income in Rio Communities city is $46,223 a year, 41.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rio Communities city?

Median gross rent is $870 a month and the median home value is $200,000, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.

Is Rio Communities city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rio Communities city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Rio Communities, NM population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Rio Communities, New Mexico (Rio Communities, NM — Census place “Rio Communities city”) is 4,924 residents, ranking #47 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $46,223, the median home is worth $200,000 and median gross rent runs $870 a month. Looking for the Rio Communities New Mexico ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Rio Communities, NM: 87002.

Population: 4,924Rio Communities city residents
Median household income: $46,223Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $200,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $870Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 49 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 81.2%Owner-occupied households

Rio Communities ZIP codes (New Mexico)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Rio Communities.

The Rio Communities NM ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

87002

What the numbers mean in Rio Communities city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rio Communities city median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 81.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Rio Communities city, NM in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Rio Communities city is a small town in New Mexico, with 4,924 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 49 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Rio Communities city earn a median of $46,223 a year, 41.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Rio Communities city is valued at $200,000, 34.1% below the national figure and 5% above the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $870 a month, 38.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 81.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Rio Communities city?: Rio Communities city has 4,924 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 527 in New Mexico.
What is the median household income in Rio Communities city?: Median household income in Rio Communities city is $46,223 a year, 41.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rio Communities city?: Median gross rent is $870 a month and the median home value is $200,000, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.
Is Rio Communities city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rio Communities city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Rio Communities city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.