Rio Rancho is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 108,082 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Rio Rancho is the third largest community in New Mexico. Rio Rancho real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Rio Rancho house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Rio Rancho isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rio Rancho are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rio Rancho is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rio Rancho who work in office and administrative support (14.06%), sales jobs (11.63%), and management occupations (9.82%). Also of interest is that Rio Rancho has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Rio Rancho citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.16% of adults in Rio Rancho have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rio Rancho in 2022 was $36,247, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,988 for a family of four. However, Rio Rancho contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rio Rancho is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rio Rancho home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rio Rancho residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Rio Rancho also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rio Rancho include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Rio Rancho is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
