Costilla vs Rio Lucio

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

Costilla 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.

Rio Lucio has the higher population (625 vs 498 in Costilla). Since 2019, Costilla's population has grown faster (+441.3% vs +47.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
Population	498	625
Median age	35.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,750
Median home value	—	$184,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,107
Housing units	175	223
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
Population	92 → 498 (+441.3%)	424 → 625 (+47.4%)
Median household income	—	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)
Median home value	—	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)

Costilla

Population

92498

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)

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
Under 5	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 17	34.5%	19.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	57.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.5%
75 and over	8.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	94.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.0%
High school graduate	68.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
Drove alone	36.1%	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	63.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
1-unit, detached	100.0%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	0.0%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	Costilla	Rio Lucio
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.2%
Average household size	3.46	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	—	48
Median year structure built	1956	1977