Grant County vs Rio Arriba County

A side-by-side comparison of Grant County and Rio Arriba County: population, income, housing, and more.

Grant County and Rio Arriba County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Arriba County has the higher population (40,165 vs 27,856 in Grant County). Rio Arriba County has the higher median household income ($53,901 vs $45,921 in Grant County). Rio Arriba County has the higher median home value ($230,900 vs $164,400 in Grant County).

Population, income & housing

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
Population	27,856	40,165
Median age	49.0 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,921	$53,901
Median home value	$164,400	$230,900
Median gross rent	$810	$760
Housing units	14,664	19,703
Homeownership rate	73.2%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
Population	27,669 → 27,856 (+0.7%)	39,159 → 40,165 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$37,843 → $45,921 (+21.3%)	$39,952 → $53,901 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$125,100 → $164,400 (+31.4%)	$167,300 → $230,900 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $810 (+20.7%)	$623 → $760 (+22.0%)

Grant County

Population

27,66927,856

Median household income

$37,843$45,921

Median home value

$125,100$164,400

Median gross rent

$671$810

Rio Arriba County

Population

39,15940,165

Median household income

$39,952$53,901

Median home value

$167,300$230,900

Median gross rent

$623$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
Under 5	4.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	17.1%	12.7%
75 and over	12.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
White (non-Hispanic)	47.5%	14.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	15.6%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	67.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
Drove alone	73.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	2.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
1-unit, detached	62.0%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	26.1%	38.5%

Poverty & households

	Grant County	Rio Arriba County
Poverty rate	19.5%	20.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1977	1983