Arlington vs Rio

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

Arlington and Rio are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio has the higher population (1,068 vs 947 in Arlington). Arlington has the higher median household income ($97,031 vs $68,304 in Rio). Arlington has the higher median home value ($279,300 vs $174,800 in Rio).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Rio
Population	947	1,068
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,031	$68,304
Median home value	$279,300	$174,800
Median gross rent	$1,267	$789
Housing units	357	473
Homeownership rate	82.4%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Rio
Population	774 → 947 (+22.4%)	1,048 → 1,068 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$90,625 → $97,031 (+7.1%)	$70,313 → $68,304 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$201,600 → $279,300 (+38.5%)	$136,500 → $174,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,273 → $1,267 (-0.5%)	$691 → $789 (+14.2%)

Arlington

Population

774947

Median household income

$90,625$97,031

Median home value

$201,600$279,300

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,267

Rio

Population

1,0481,068

Median household income

$70,313$68,304

Median home value

$136,500$174,800

Median gross rent

$691$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Rio
Under 5	9.6%	1.4%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	15.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	18.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	6.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.0%	10.7%
75 and over	3.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Rio
No high school diploma	1.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Rio
Drove alone	82.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Rio
1-unit, detached	85.4%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Rio
Poverty rate	1.8%	20.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1994	1970