Red River vs Rio Lucio

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

Red River 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 456 in Red River). Red River has the higher median home value ($432,400 vs $184,200 in Rio Lucio). Since 2019, Rio Lucio's population has grown faster (+47.4% vs -1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Red River	Rio Lucio
Population	456	625
Median age	44.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,750
Median home value	$432,400	$184,200
Median gross rent	$935	$1,107
Housing units	984	223
Homeownership rate	34.3%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red River	Rio Lucio
Population	465 → 456 (-1.9%)	424 → 625 (+47.4%)
Median household income	—	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$259,700 → $432,400 (+66.5%)	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $935 (+18.1%)	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)

Red River

Population

465456

Median home value

$259,700$432,400

Median gross rent

$792$935

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)

	Red River	Rio Lucio
Under 5	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.7%
18 to 24	2.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	4.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	31.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	5.5%	6.9%
55 to 64	19.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	8.5%
75 and over	8.3%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red River	Rio Lucio
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	3.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	94.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red River	Rio Lucio
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.0%
High school graduate	19.6%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	61.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red River	Rio Lucio
Drove alone	34.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	22.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.6%
Walked	26.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red River	Rio Lucio
1-unit, detached	42.1%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	Red River	Rio Lucio
Poverty rate	9.0%	7.2%
Average household size	1.46	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	4	48
Median year structure built	1979	1977