Jemez Pueblo vs Rio Rancho

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

Jemez Pueblo 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 2,273 in Jemez Pueblo). Rio Rancho has the higher median household income ($85,755 vs $59,102 in Jemez Pueblo). Rio Rancho has the higher median home value ($273,300 vs $190,000 in Jemez Pueblo).

Population, income & housing

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
Population	2,273	106,533
Median age	31.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,102	$85,755
Median home value	$190,000	$273,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,481
Housing units	591	40,640
Homeownership rate	82.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
Population	2,018 → 2,273 (+12.6%)	96,210 → 106,533 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$41,181 → $59,102 (+43.5%)	$66,856 → $85,755 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $190,000 (+52.5%)	$190,800 → $273,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $820 (+29.1%)	$1,167 → $1,481 (+26.9%)

Jemez Pueblo

Population

2,0182,273

Median household income

$41,181$59,102

Median home value

$124,600$190,000

Median gross rent

$635$820

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)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
Under 5	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	27.7%	18.4%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.9%
75 and over	2.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	45.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99.2%	3.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	42.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	43.7%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
Drove alone	75.8%	74.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	10.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	2.6%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
1-unit, detached	74.5%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho
Poverty rate	20.9%	7.8%
Average household size	4.26	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1979	2000