COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thoreau vs Rio Rancho
PLACE A
Thoreau, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Thoreau is 98% smaller than Rio Rancho. Rio Rancho earns more, with a median household income $44,127 higher. Thoreau has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 19%).
THOREAURIO RANCHODIFFERENCE
Total population1,973114,419−98% vs Rio Rancho
Population density501,107−1,057
Population growth26.9%18.9%+8.0 pts
Median age34.839.5−4.7
Male50.1%49.6%+0.5 pts
Female49.9%50.4%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.1%5.3%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.2%44.7%−39.5 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%42.1%−38.0 pts
Asian2.1%1.5%+0.6 pts
Other88.6%8.9%+79.7 pts
Median household income$45,469$89,596−$44,127
Per capita income$19,920$41,278−$21,358
Poverty rate27.5%7.4%+20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%34.0%−29.8 pts
Graduate degree1.2%13.0%−11.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%4.6%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation45.5%62.0%−16.5 pts
Median home value$95,200$310,200−$215,000
Median gross rent$483$1,514−$1,031
Owner-occupied80.2%82.2%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%3.8%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%49.2%−8.1 pts
Average commute46.529.7+16.7
Worked from home14.6%15.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured19.5%5.7%+13.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024