Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	40,070	2,120,246	334,922,499	1203rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,155	$64,059	$80,734	2317th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	39.4	38.9	1496th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.0%	31.0%	35.7%	2186th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$243,700	$248,100	$332,700	941st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$740	$1,067	$1,413	2528th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	17.8%	12.5%	747th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	6.0%	5.2%	1304th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.8	17.5	n/a	2773rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	9.4%	14.1%	757th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2870th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.0%	70.0%	65.2%	648th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	23.5	26.4	493rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.2%	12.2%	15.1%	1141st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1018th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	40.9%	46.9%	2953rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.5%	n/a	n/a	3036th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	14.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67.2%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.5	62.7	61.4

Age in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	42.0	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	15,647	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.8%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.2%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,887	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.8%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	19,862	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.2%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.9%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.3%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,021	$1,731	n/a

Education in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.5%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.1%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.4%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.1%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Statistic	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.0%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.7%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	48.6%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	44.4%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	45.5%	25.3%	16.7%

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