COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grants vs Rio Rancho
PLACE A
Grants, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Grants is 92% smaller than Rio Rancho. Rio Rancho earns more, with a median household income $42,413 higher. Rio Rancho has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 0%).
GRANTSRIO RANCHODIFFERENCE
Total population8,933114,419−92% vs Rio Rancho
Population density6011,107−506
Population growth-0.2%18.9%−19.1 pts
Median age37.239.5−2.3
Male47.4%49.6%−2.2 pts
Female52.6%50.4%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born4.5%5.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic24.2%44.7%−20.5 pts
Black1.0%2.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino60.7%42.1%+18.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other14.1%8.9%+5.2 pts
Median household income$47,183$89,596−$42,413
Per capita income$26,010$41,278−$15,268
Poverty rate34.1%7.4%+26.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%34.0%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree7.7%13.0%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.6%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation46.0%62.0%−16.0 pts
Median home value$136,500$310,200−$173,700
Median gross rent$783$1,514−$731
Owner-occupied59.6%82.2%−22.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%3.8%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households52.6%49.2%+3.4 pts
Average commute16.429.7−13.3
Worked from home11.9%15.5%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.7%5.7%Even
Population, 2000 – 2025