Rio Lucio vs Vadito

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

Rio Lucio and Vadito 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 340 in Vadito). Vadito has the higher median household income ($57,083 vs $43,750 in Rio Lucio). Rio Lucio has the higher median home value ($184,200 vs $143,800 in Vadito).

Population, income & housing

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
Population	625	340
Median age	39.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$57,083
Median home value	$184,200	$143,800
Median gross rent	$1,107	$1,000
Housing units	223	144
Homeownership rate	90.8%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
Population	424 → 625 (+47.4%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $43,750 (+18.0%)	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $184,200 (+70.6%)	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,107 (+16.5%)	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

Rio Lucio

Population

424625

Median household income

$37,083$43,750

Median home value

$108,000$184,200

Median gross rent

$950$1,107

Vadito

Population

315340

Median household income

$32,250$57,083

Median home value

$117,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
Under 5	0.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	19.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.2%
75 and over	12.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	94.2%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
No high school diploma	21.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	30.0%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
Drove alone	76.7%	65.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	24.8%
Public transit	4.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
1-unit, detached	55.2%	63.9%
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	44.8%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Rio Lucio	Vadito
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.6%
Average household size	3.38	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	48	46
Median year structure built	1977	1973