Rio Vista

Population: 1,616
Median household income: $70,587
Median home value: $191,200

Rio Vista is a community in Johnson County, Texas, home to 1,616 residents. At $70,587, its median household income sits below Johnson County's $81,826.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rio Vista's population grew 55.7% from 1,038 to 1,616, while its median home value rose 97.7% from $96,700 to $191,200.

The median gross rent is $1,131. 13.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,616
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $70,587
Median home value: $191,200
Median gross rent: $1,131
Housing units: 593
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0381,616

Median household income

$57,500$70,587

Median home value

$96,700$191,200

Median gross rent

$953$1,131

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,038	$57,500	$96,700	$953
2020	1,035	$55,769	$134,600	$909
2021	1,231	$60,096	$141,500	$998
2022	1,290	$68,078	$167,800	$1,050
2023	1,616	$70,587	$191,200	$1,131

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 743.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	10.1%
5 to 17	364	22.5%
18 to 24	198	12.3%
25 to 34	285	17.6%
35 to 44	136	8.4%
45 to 54	237	14.7%
55 to 64	90	5.6%
65 to 74	60	3.7%
75 and over	83	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,539	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate55.6%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	5.5%
High school graduate	495	55.6%
Some college or associate's	227	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	104	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone92.4%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	764	92.4%
Carpooled	33	4.0%
Public transit	15	1.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	6.4%
15 to 29 min	193	23.8%
30 to 44 min	309	38.1%
45 to 59 min	166	20.4%
60+ min	92	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 4.2% (67 of 1,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	467	84.8%
Nonfamily households	84	15.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	551	92.9%
Vacant	42	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	364	66.1%
Renter-occupied	187	33.9%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	432	72.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8	1.3%
5 to 19 units	12	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	138	23.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.2345, -97.3748