New Mexico · Census place 63460
Rio Rancho city, NM
Quick answer
Rio Rancho city has 106,533 residents, ranking #3 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $85,755, the median home is worth $273,300 and median gross rent runs $1,481 a month.
- Population
- 106,533Rio Rancho city residents
- Median household income
- $85,755Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $273,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,481Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rio Rancho city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rio Rancho city median would spend about 20.7% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 82.2% 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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- Albuquerque city 562,488
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