Questa vs Rio Lucio

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

Questa 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.

Questa has the higher population (2,112 vs 625 in Rio Lucio). Rio Lucio has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $41,071 in Questa). Questa has the higher median home value ($225,300 vs $184,200 in Rio Lucio).

Population, income & housing

	Questa	Rio Lucio
Population	2,112	625
Median age	52.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,071	$43,750
Median home value	$225,300	$184,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,107
Housing units	1,148	223
Homeownership rate	82.6%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Questa	Rio Lucio
Population	1,997 → 2,112 (+5.8%)	424 → 625 (+47.4%)
Median household income	$35,922 → $41,071 (+14.3%)	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $225,300 (+83.3%)	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $920 (+17.3%)	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)

Questa

Population

1,9972,112

Median household income

$35,922$41,071

Median home value

$122,900$225,300

Median gross rent

$784$920

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)

	Questa	Rio Lucio
Under 5	3.6%	0.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	19.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	7.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.5%
75 and over	21.1%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Questa	Rio Lucio
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.0%
Asian	1.8%	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	81.3%	94.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Questa	Rio Lucio
No high school diploma	4.1%	21.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Questa	Rio Lucio
Drove alone	69.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.8%
Public transit	1.2%	4.6%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Questa	Rio Lucio
1-unit, detached	64.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	Questa	Rio Lucio
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.2%
Average household size	2.36	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	48
Median year structure built	1978	1977