Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

39 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 40,165
Median household income: $53,901
Median home value: $230,900

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico counts 40,165 residents. 39 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,901 runs below the New Mexico figure of $62,125.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rio Arriba County's population grew 2.6% from 39,159 to 40,165, while its median household income rose 34.9% from $39,952 to $53,901.

56.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,165
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,901
Median home value: $230,900
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 19,703
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,15940,165

Median household income

$39,952$53,901

Median home value

$167,300$230,900

Median gross rent

$623$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,159	$39,952	$167,300	$623
2020	38,962	$42,264	$172,900	$629
2021	40,347	$46,994	$179,800	$667
2022	40,285	$52,031	$212,700	$704
2023	40,165	$53,901	$230,900	$760

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,011	5.0%
5 to 17	7,069	17.6%
18 to 24	3,228	8.0%
25 to 34	4,276	10.6%
35 to 44	4,654	11.6%
45 to 54	4,689	11.7%
55 to 64	5,732	14.3%
65 to 74	5,117	12.7%
75 and over	3,389	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,665	14.1%
Black or African American	264	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,266	15.6%
Asian	236	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.2%
Some other race	182	0.5%
Two or more races	450	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,038	67.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,792	13.6%
High school graduate	9,325	33.5%
Some college or associate's	9,495	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,019	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,226	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,162	78.0%
Carpooled	1,264	8.1%
Public transit	109	0.7%
Walked	395	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,454	9.3%
Other means	208	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,684	33.1%
15 to 29 min	2,991	21.2%
30 to 44 min	2,689	19.0%
45 to 59 min	2,119	15.0%
60+ min	1,655	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 20.1% (8,033 of 39,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,305	62.1%
Nonfamily households	5,675	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,980	76.0%
Vacant	4,723	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,697	78.1%
Renter-occupied	3,283	21.9%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other38.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,187	56.8%
1-unit, attached	212	1.1%
2 to 4 units	563	2.9%
5 to 19 units	73	0.4%
20 or more units	91	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7,577	38.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 35039
State: New Mexico
Land area: 5,861 sq mi
Water area: 35 sq mi
Center point: 36.5097, -106.6940