PeÃ±asco vs Rio Lucio

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

PeÃ±asco 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 613 in PeÃ±asco). Rio Lucio has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $38,750 in PeÃ±asco). PeÃ±asco has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $184,200 in Rio Lucio).

Population, income & housing

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
Population	613	625
Median age	42.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$43,750
Median home value	$219,600	$184,200
Median gross rent	$900	$1,107
Housing units	312	223
Homeownership rate	70.6%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
Population	667 → 613 (-8.1%)	424 → 625 (+47.4%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $38,750 (+25.0%)	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $219,600 (+44.8%)	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $900 (+89.5%)	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)

PeÃ±asco

Population

667613

Median household income

$31,000$38,750

Median home value

$151,700$219,600

Median gross rent

$475$900

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)

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
Under 5	4.1%	0.5%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	19.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	23.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.5%
75 and over	12.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	87.4%	94.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
No high school diploma	9.4%	21.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
Drove alone	49.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.6%
Walked	24.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
1-unit, detached	61.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	PeÃ±asco	Rio Lucio
Poverty rate	23.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.69	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	48
Median year structure built	1969	1977