Rio Grande, New Mexico
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| Males: 2,246 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 2,199 |  (49.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.3 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 34.6 years |
Zip code: 87832
| Rio Grande: | $47,345 |
| NM: | $59,726 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,146 (it was $14,255 in 2000)
Rio Grande CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,988 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
| Rio Grande: | $149,988 |
| NM: | $243,100 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rio Grande, NM
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- 2,48756.2%Hispanic
- 1,80040.7%White alone
- 551.2%American Indian alone
- 410.9%Two or more races
- 260.6%Black alone
- 60.1%Other race alone
- 40.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 30.07%Asian alone
Races in Rio Grande detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1181.7 square miles.
Population density: 3.8 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Rio Grande CCD: | 0.5% ($338) |
| New Mexico: | 0.7% ($699) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM 
(57.5 miles , pop. 448,607).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (308.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
La Joya, NM (2.4 miles),
San Acacia, NM (2.8 miles),
Alamillo, NM (2.9 miles),
Chamizal, NM (3.1 miles),
Polvadera, NM (3.2 miles ),
), Lemitar, NM (3.5 miles ),
), Abeytas, NM (3.5 miles),
Las Nutrias, NM (3.6 miles)
Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 106.77 W
| Here: | 4.1% |
| New Mexico: | 3.6% |
- Educational services (14.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.5%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Health care (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.2%)
- Construction (12.8%)
- Public administration (9.2%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Metal & metal products (3.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3.2%)
- Educational services (23.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.3%)
- Health care (10.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3%)
- Public administration (5.4%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.7%)
- Child care workers (3.7%)
Average climate in Rio Grande, New Mexico
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Rio Grande-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 671% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 13.4 miles away from Rio Grande center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 557.9 miles away from Rio Grande center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 518.3 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 551.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 181.9 miles away from Rio Grande center
On 11/8/1990 at 10:46:53, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MD, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 11.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Socorro County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio Grande:
- Central New Mexico Community College (about 55 miles; Albuquerque, NM; Full-time enrollment: 19,398)
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus (about 56 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 23,042)
- University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus (about 64 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 2,335)
- Santa Fe Community College (about 100 miles; Santa Fe, NM; FT enrollment: 3,047)
- New Mexico Highlands University (about 127 miles; Las Vegas, NM; FT enrollment: 2,931)
- Western New Mexico University (about 137 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 139 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 14,497)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Rio Grande: La Joya (A), Blue Springs (B), Mesa Camp (C), Mine Shaft Mill (D), New Mexico Boys Ranch (E), Old Stapleton Ranch (F), Padilla Ranch (G), Parker Ranch (H), Pope Siding (I), Scholle Siding (J), Ray Hunter Ranch (K), Sabinal Siding (L), Sabino Ranch (M), Tom Wright Mill (N), West and Pyle Ranch (O), Ranchito Windmill (P), Lemitar (Q), Dripping Spring (R), O Six Windmill (S), Agua de los Torres Mill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Rio Grande include: First Assembly of God Church (A), Sagrada Familiar de Lemitar Church Historic Site (B), San Antonio Church (C), San Isidro Church (D), San Juan Church (E), Santa Barbara Church (F), Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: La Joya Cemetery (1), Fort Craig Cemetery (2), Abeytas Cemetery (3), San Marcial Cemetery (4), Veguita Cemetery (5), Lemitar Cemetery (6), Polvadera Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: San Marcial Lake (A), Lambing Lake (B), Patterson Tank (C), Broome Tank (D), North Well (E), Cottonwood Tank (F), Fite Tank (G), Hidden Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroto de Alamillo (A), Agua de los Torres (B), Bernardo Arroyo (C), San Lorenzo Arroyo (D), Maes Arroyo (E), Ojo del Padre (F), Pascual Arroyo (G), Salas Arroyo (H), Spikey Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Rio Grande include: Jornada del Muerto Wilderness Study Area (1), Antelope Wilderness Study Area (2), Elephant Butte Lake State Park (3), Veranito Wilderness Study Area (4), Rio Salado Sand Dunes Historical Marker (5), Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker (6), Fort Craig Historical Marker (7), Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker (8), Espaejos Expedition on the Camino Real Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| New Mexico: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 64.1% |
| Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 23.1% |
| Whole state: | 18.4% |
| This place: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Rio Grande:
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 12.5%
For population 25 years and over in Rio Grande:
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 17.2 |
| New Mexico average: | 14.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rio Grande, NM (based on Socorro County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,036 | 15 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,333 | 15 |
| Other | 904 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 298 | 6 |
| None | 8,295 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Socorro County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Socorro County: | 5.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
| This county: | 7.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Socorro County: | 7.4% |
| State: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 21.2% |
| New Mexico: | 22.1% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Rio Grande:
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KARS (860 AM; 1 kW; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
- KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rio Grande:
- KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
- KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
- KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
- K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KLVO (97.7 FM; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KYLZ (106.3 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- NM01069A, 17072 Highway 60 East (Lat: 34.422750 Lon: -106.743056), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 45.1 m, Call Sign: WQYR770,
Assigned Frequencies: 11345.0 MHz, 11385.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11385.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11385.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11385.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11385.0 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 12/27/2016, Expiration Date: 12/27/2026, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 71.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.9%Wood
- 6.7%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 77.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.7%Electricity
- 4.3%Wood
Rio Grande compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.