Rio Chiquito vs Santa Cruz

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

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

Santa Cruz has the higher population (225 vs 211 in Rio Chiquito). Rio Chiquito has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $209,400 in Santa Cruz). Since 2019, Rio Chiquito's population has grown faster (+177.6% vs -9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
Population	211	225
Median age	60.7 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,750
Median home value	$242,200	$209,400
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	174	116
Homeownership rate	100.0%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
Population	76 → 211 (+177.6%)	249 → 225 (-9.6%)
Median household income	—	$14,911 → $34,750 (+133.0%)
Median home value	$239,600 → $242,200 (+1.1%)	$181,300 → $209,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$481 → $550 (+14.3%)

Rio Chiquito

Population

76211

Median home value

$239,600$242,200

Santa Cruz

Population

249225

Median household income

$14,911$34,750

Median home value

$181,300$209,400

Median gross rent

$481$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	7.6%	17.8%
45 to 54	23.7%	3.6%
55 to 64	37.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	31.8%	4.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	89.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	77.7%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
Drove alone	100.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	15.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
1-unit, detached	71.8%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	31.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Rio Chiquito	Santa Cruz
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1967	1976