Arroyo Seco vs Rio Lucio

A side-by-side comparison of Arroyo Seco and Rio Lucio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arroyo Seco has the higher population (2,107 vs 625 in Rio Lucio). Arroyo Seco has the higher median household income ($69,917 vs $43,750 in Rio Lucio). Arroyo Seco has the higher median home value ($525,500 vs $184,200 in Rio Lucio).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
Population	2,107	625
Median age	57.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,917	$43,750
Median home value	$525,500	$184,200
Median gross rent	$1,687	$1,107
Housing units	1,216	223
Homeownership rate	80.6%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
Population	1,794 → 2,107 (+17.4%)	424 → 625 (+47.4%)
Median household income	$44,386 → $69,917 (+57.5%)	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$251,800 → $525,500 (+108.7%)	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)

Arroyo Seco

Population

1,7942,107

Median household income

$44,386$69,917

Median home value

$251,800$525,500

Rio Lucio

Population

424625

Median household income

$37,083$43,750

Median home value

$108,000$184,200

Median gross rent

$950$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
Under 5	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	19.5%
25 to 34	27.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	1.5%	6.9%
55 to 64	23.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	26.4%	8.5%
75 and over	3.8%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	94.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
No high school diploma	5.2%	21.0%
High school graduate	12.8%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
Drove alone	83.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
1-unit, detached	87.4%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Seco	Rio Lucio
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.39	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	48
Median year structure built	1986	1977