Green Valley vs Rio Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Green Valley and Rio Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Green Valley and Rio Vista are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Vista has the higher population (10,002 vs 1,443 in Green Valley). Green Valley has the higher median household income ($114,500 vs $86,970 in Rio Vista). Green Valley has the higher median home value ($1,168,500 vs $480,300 in Rio Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
Population	1,443	10,002
Median age	56.9 yrs	64.7 yrs
Median household income	$114,500	$86,970
Median home value	$1,168,500	$480,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,624
Housing units	570	5,164
Homeownership rate	96.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
Population	1,472 → 1,443 (-2.0%)	8,947 → 10,002 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$119,615 → $114,500 (-4.3%)	$69,604 → $86,970 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$782,200 → $1,168,500 (+49.4%)	$343,800 → $480,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,368 → $1,624 (+18.7%)

Green Valley

Population

1,4721,443

Median household income

$119,615$114,500

Median home value

$782,200$1,168,500

Rio Vista

Population

8,94710,002

Median household income

$69,604$86,970

Median home value

$343,800$480,300

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
Under 5	3.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	6.2%
18 to 24	1.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	3.6%	4.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	6.1%
55 to 64	19.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	22.8%	23.3%
75 and over	13.5%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	60.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
No high school diploma	7.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	15.2%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
Drove alone	73.1%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.5%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	9.6%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
1-unit, detached	95.6%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Green Valley	Rio Vista
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.0%
Average household size	2.59	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1974	2002