Bernalillo vs Rio Rancho

A side-by-side comparison of Bernalillo and Rio Rancho: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rio Rancho has the higher population (106,533 vs 9,068 in Bernalillo). Rio Rancho has the higher median household income ($85,755 vs $61,624 in Bernalillo). Rio Rancho has the higher median home value ($273,300 vs $237,100 in Bernalillo).

Population, income & housing

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
Population	9,068	106,533
Median age	45.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,624	$85,755
Median home value	$237,100	$273,300
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,481
Housing units	4,073	40,640
Homeownership rate	81.4%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
Population	9,669 → 9,068 (-6.2%)	96,210 → 106,533 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$44,978 → $61,624 (+37.0%)	$66,856 → $85,755 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $237,100 (+47.0%)	$190,800 → $273,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,061 (+32.6%)	$1,167 → $1,481 (+26.9%)

Bernalillo

Population

9,6699,068

Median household income

$44,978$61,624

Median home value

$161,300$237,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,061

Rio Rancho

Population

96,210106,533

Median household income

$66,856$85,755

Median home value

$190,800$273,300

Median gross rent

$1,167$1,481

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.6%	10.9%
75 and over	11.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	45.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	3.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	66.2%	42.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
No high school diploma	18.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	32.1%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
Drove alone	70.3%	74.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.9%	13.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
1-unit, detached	62.3%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Bernalillo	Rio Rancho
Poverty rate	15.7%	7.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1992	2000