Jemez Pueblo vs Rio Rancho Estates

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

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

Jemez Pueblo has the higher population (2,273 vs 1,626 in Rio Rancho Estates). Rio Rancho Estates has the higher median household income ($90,172 vs $59,102 in Jemez Pueblo). Jemez Pueblo has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $156,900 in Rio Rancho Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
Population	2,273	1,626
Median age	31.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,102	$90,172
Median home value	$190,000	$156,900
Housing units	591	585
Homeownership rate	82.9%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
Population	2,018 → 2,273 (+12.6%)	1,586 → 1,626 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$41,181 → $59,102 (+43.5%)	$55,714 → $90,172 (+61.8%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $190,000 (+52.5%)	$93,600 → $156,900 (+67.6%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $820 (+29.1%)	$934 → $1,104 (+18.2%)

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 Estates

Population

1,5861,626

Median household income

$55,714$90,172

Median home value

$93,600$156,900

Median gross rent

$934$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
Under 5	7.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	27.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	6.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	21.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	26.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	4.9%
75 and over	2.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	26.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99.2%	3.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
No high school diploma	11.7%	21.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
Drove alone	75.8%	71.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	17.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	10.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
1-unit, detached	74.5%	37.6%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	61.2%

Poverty & households

	Jemez Pueblo	Rio Rancho Estates
Poverty rate	20.9%	20.4%
Average household size	4.26	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	24	43
Median year structure built	1979	1998