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Rio Communities, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Rio Communities is a Census city of 4,925 people across 7.69 square miles of land, in Valencia County. Median household income is $46,035, 75.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rio Communities
What Rio Communities is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.69 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land640
- County holding the largest share of its areaValencia 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.
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How many people live in Rio Communities
- Population4,925
- Median age47.1
- Population under 18659 plus or minus 232
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over1,105 plus or minus 253
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households1,777
- Family households1,263
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rio Communities
- Median household income$46,035 plus or minus $10,195
- Per capita income$21,949
- Civilian labor force1,915
- Employed1,606 plus or minus 337
- Unemployed309 plus or minus 279
- Unemployment rate16.1 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Adults 25 and over3,320
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rio Communities
- Housing units2,009
- Occupied units1,777
- Vacant units232 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied1,349 plus or minus 299
- Renter occupied428 plus or minus 177
- Ownership rate75.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,055
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units1,635 plus or minus 329
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more142 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more7.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes232 plus or minus 117
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rio Communities gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,380 plus or minus 290
- Commuting under 15 minutes527 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.2 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more534 plus or minus 244
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home15.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Rio Communities
- NFIP communityCity of Rio Communities
- NFIP community number355333
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Rio Communities participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 355333 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Valencia County, not Rio Communities
Valencia County context, not Rio Communities figures
- Establishments in Valencia County962
- Covered employment, Valencia County17,446
- Average annual pay, Valencia County$49,642
- Housing units permitted, Valencia County282
Every figure in this section is published for Valencia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rio Communities.
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 Communities questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rio Communities, New Mexico?
4,925, in 1,777 households. Rio Communities city covers 7.69 square miles of land, which is 640 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rio Communities in?
Valencia 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 Communities?
$46,035. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,900. Median gross rent is $1,055 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rio Communities in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rio Communities appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rio Communities, city of, community 355333, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rio Communities figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Valencia 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 Communities.
Is zoning published for Rio Communities?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.