With 271 people, Rincon is a city in New Mexico. At a median age of 60.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. The population is up 23% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
66% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rincon
What changed most since 2000
Median age31.0 → 60.8(+29.8 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Poverty rate31.7% → 0.0%(−31.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Homes owned by their occupants88.3% → 65.8%(−22.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rincon, decade by decade
Rincon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
220
$34,482
$41,534
0.0%
27.8
2010
271
$46,228
$56,104
18.9%
26.0
2020
273
–
–
0.0%
23.6
2024
271
$57,083
–
0.0%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
