Rio Chiquito is home to 187 people in New Mexico. The median age is 60.8, about 22 years above the US median. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 84 people. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of locals.
At a glance
Older
median age 60.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rio Chiquito
What changed most since 2000
Median age36.8 → 60.8(+24.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$287,457 → $246,800(−14%)US over the same years: +71%
Population103 → 187(+82%)US over the same years: +19%
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 era100%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 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
Rio Chiquito, decade by decade
Rio Chiquito 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
103
$80,399
$287,457
5.7%
21.9
2020
200
–
–
26.3%
19.7
2024
187
–
$246,800
24.1%
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.
