COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paguate vs Rio Rancho
PLACE A
Paguate, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Paguate is 100% smaller than Rio Rancho. Rio Rancho earns more, with a median household income $52,929 higher. Rio Rancho has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 13%).
PAGUATERIO RANCHODIFFERENCE
Total population226114,419−100% vs Rio Rancho
Population density461,107−1,061
Population growth12.6%18.9%−6.3 pts
Median age26.339.5−13.2
Male22.1%49.6%−27.5 pts
Female77.9%50.4%+27.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%44.7%−44.7 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%42.1%−42.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other100.0%8.9%+91.1 pts
Median household income$36,667$89,596−$52,929
Per capita income$19,471$41,278−$21,807
Poverty rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5270.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%34.0%−34.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation62.5%62.0%+0.5 pts
Median home value$46,200$310,200−$264,000
Median gross rent$169$1,514−$1,345
Owner-occupied100.0%82.2%+17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate97.2%3.8%+93.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%49.2%−49.2 pts
Average commute43.729.7+13.9
Worked from home33.9%15.5%+18.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured34.5%5.7%+28.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024