Rio Grande vs Whitesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Rio Grande and Whitesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Rio Grande and Whitesboro are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Grande has the higher population (3,285 vs 2,946 in Whitesboro). Rio Grande has the higher median household income ($97,590 vs $94,145 in Whitesboro). Rio Grande has the higher median home value ($311,900 vs $242,100 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
Population	3,285	2,946
Median age	51.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,590	$94,145
Median home value	$311,900	$242,100
Median gross rent	$1,486	—
Housing units	1,854	1,410
Homeownership rate	75.9%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
Population	2,834 → 3,285 (+15.9%)	2,837 → 2,946 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$66,544 → $97,590 (+46.7%)	$43,750 → $94,145 (+115.2%)
Median home value	$266,400 → $311,900 (+17.1%)	$162,000 → $242,100 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,486 (+33.8%)	—

Rio Grande

Population

2,8343,285

Median household income

$66,544$97,590

Median home value

$266,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,486

Whitesboro

Population

2,8372,946

Median household income

$43,750$94,145

Median home value

$162,000$242,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
Under 5	2.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	5.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	16.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	20.2%	6.7%
75 and over	7.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	43.7%
Black or African American	8.0%	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	8.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	33.1%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
Drove alone	71.8%	62.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	16.1%
Public transit	0.3%	8.3%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	9.9%
Other means	7.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	52.2%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Rio Grande	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	9.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1987	1981