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Rio Rico, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Rio Rico is a Census CDP of 22,017 people across 63.09 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $61,348, 85.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rio Rico
What Rio Rico is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area63.09 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land349
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Rico
How many people live in Rio Rico
- Population22,017
- Median age34.6
- Population under 186,526
- Share under 1829.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,750
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent
- Households7,185
- Family households5,790
- Share of households that are families80.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Rico
Income and work in Rio Rico
- Median household income$61,348
- Per capita income$26,148
- Civilian labor force10,353
- Employed9,265
- Unemployed1,088 plus or minus 302
- Unemployment rate10.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over13,227
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Rico
Housing in Rio Rico
- Housing units7,474
- Occupied units7,185
- Vacant units289 plus or minus 141
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied6,106
- Renter occupied1,079 plus or minus 297
- Ownership rate85.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$224,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,091
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units6,906
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more447 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Mobile homes121 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Rico
How Rio Rico gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,259
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,424 plus or minus 370
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,408
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.2 percent
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Rico
SBA loans in Rio Rico (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,313,000
- Average approval$328,250
- Median approval$265,000
- Largest approval$583,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rio Rico, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rio Rico
SBA loans in Rio Rico (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,490,000
- Average approval$872,500
- Median approval$871,000
- Largest approval$1,273,000
- Jobs supported16
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rio Rico, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Santa Cruz County, not Rio Rico
Santa Cruz County context, not Rio Rico figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County1,129
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County13,675
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$59,656
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County338
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rio Rico.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rio Rico questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rio Rico, Arizona?
22,017, in 7,185 households. Rio Rico CDP covers 63.09 square miles of land, which is 349 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rio Rico in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rio Rico?
$61,348. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,100. Median gross rent is $1,091 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rio Rico businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $265,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $3.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rio Rico, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rio Rico borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rio Rico. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Rio Rico figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rio Rico.
Is zoning published for Rio Rico?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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