New Mexico · Census place 63145
Rio Communities city, NM
Quick answer
Rio Communities city has 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.
- 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
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
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