Jaconita vs Rio Chiquito

A side-by-side comparison of Jaconita and Rio Chiquito: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jaconita has the higher population (272 vs 211 in Rio Chiquito). Rio Chiquito has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $227,900 in Jaconita). Since 2019, Rio Chiquito's population has grown faster (+177.6% vs -15.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
Population	272	211
Median age	59.7 yrs	60.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	—
Median home value	$227,900	$242,200
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	133	174
Homeownership rate	92.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
Population	323 → 272 (-15.8%)	76 → 211 (+177.6%)
Median household income	$33,646 → $97,500 (+189.8%)	—
Median home value	$255,800 → $227,900 (-10.9%)	$239,600 → $242,200 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $950 (-1.3%)	—

Jaconita

Population

323272

Median household income

$33,646$97,500

Median home value

$255,800$227,900

Median gross rent

$963$950

Rio Chiquito

Population

76211

Median home value

$239,600$242,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	23.7%
55 to 64	26.8%	37.0%
65 to 74	19.5%	31.8%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
White (non-Hispanic)	32.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	57.4%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
Drove alone	86.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
1-unit, detached	79.7%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Jaconita	Rio Chiquito
Poverty rate	7.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1987	1967