Rio Rancho, New Mexico demographics

Rio Rancho, NM demographics: median age 39.5; 34.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rio Rancho city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3563460. The survey estimates a population of 108,515 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rio Rancho is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 40,323 households (±591). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±0.6	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 108,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	24,753 ±976	22.8% ±0.9 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	22,202 ±814	20.5% ±0.8 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	42,451 ±1,308	39.1% ±1.2 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	19,109 ±970	17.6% ±0.9 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 108,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	53,851 ±578	49.6% ±0.5 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	54,664 ±580	50.4% ±0.5 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 108,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	60,708 ±1,931	55.9% ±1.8 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,304 ±422	3.0% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,148 ±834	4.7% ±0.8 pp	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,708 ±360	1.6% ±0.3 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	198 ±141 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,418 ±1,654	8.7% ±1.5 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	28,031 ±2,217	25.8% ±2.0 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 108,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,826 ±769	57.9% ±0.7 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	45,689 ±767	42.1% ±0.7 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 40,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	21,268 ±803	52.7% ±1.8 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,259 ±403	5.6% ±1.0 pp	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,334 ±655	13.2% ±1.6 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,717 ±618	21.6% ±1.5 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,745 ±566	6.8% ±1.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 40,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	13,621 ±661	33.8% ±1.6 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	26,702 ±852	66.2% ±1.9 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 40,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,717 ±618	21.6% ±1.5 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	15,009 ±967	37.2% ±2.3 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	6,584 ±722	16.3% ±1.8 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,531 ±629	13.7% ±1.5 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,908 ±371	7.2% ±0.9 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	722 ±252	1.8% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	852 ±276	2.1% ±0.7 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 108,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	102,717 ±781	94.7% ±0.7 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,798 ±783	5.3% ±0.7 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 103,579
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	86,773 ±1,386	83.8% ±1.3 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	13,363 ±1,263	12.9% ±1.2 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	462 ±286 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	163 ±95 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	69 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	189 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	184 ±257 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	47 ±57 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	172 ±160 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	285 ±192 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	290 ±207 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	140 ±180 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,442 ±584	1.4% ±0.6 pp	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 75,106
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,620 ±557	4.8% ±0.7 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	18,030 ±1,322	24.0% ±1.8 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	18,768 ±1,261	25.0% ±1.7 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,142 ±854	12.2% ±1.1 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	15,812 ±967	21.1% ±1.3 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,734 ±981	13.0% ±1.3 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 107,446
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	95,060 ±1,506	88.5% ±1.4 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,080 ±874	3.8% ±0.8 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,040 ±716	3.8% ±0.7 pp	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,766 ±769	3.5% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	500 ±228	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Rio Rancho residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rio Rancho	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±0.8 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±0.9 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.8% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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