What percentage of people rent in Rio Communities, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Rio Communities, NM, 2020–2024
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24.1% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Rio Communities, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 428 renting households against 1,349 that own their home.

In Rio Communities, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.1% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 428 (±177)
Median renter income: $35,086 (±$27,783)

Who rents and who owns in Rio Communities

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio Communities	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.1% (±9.4 points)	16.8% (±2.1 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	428 (±177)	4,639 (±586)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,349 (±299)	22,944 (±667)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.9)	3.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,086 (±$27,783)	$35,935 (±$3,072)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,726 (±$13,943)	$65,417 (±$5,293)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Rio Communities, the renter share is not measurably different from Valencia County (16.8%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (30.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Valencia County, Rio Communities ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 91 of 205.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Rio Communities has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	24.0% (±8.5 points)	24.1% (±9.4 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$968 (±$420)	$1,055 (±$148)	+9.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,281 (±$9,415)	$46,035 (±$10,195)	+34.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Rio Communities

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio Communities
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rio Communities	—	24.1% (±9.4 points)	—
Jarales	3.3 mi	4.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Tome	6.5 mi	12.0% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Los Chaves	6.6 mi	6.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Las Maravillas	6.8 mi	6.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
El Cerro	9.4 mi	5.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
El Cerro Mission	9.4 mi	14.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Belen	9.9 mi	26.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valencia	11 mi	8.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jarales, NM (4.9%), Los Chaves, NM (6.7%), Las Maravillas, NM (6.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Valencia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belen	26.8% (±7.9 points)
2	Rio Communities	24.1% (±9.4 points)
3	Los Lunas	24.0% (±4.9 points)
4	Meadow Lake	17.2% (±10.3 points)
5	Peralta	17.0% (±8.7 points)
6	El Cerro Mission	14.6% (±6.9 points)
7	Tome	12.0% (±11.3 points)
8	Bosque Farms	10.9% (±5.4 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Valencia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rio Communities

How many renters are there in Rio Communities?

Rio Communities has an estimated 428 (±177) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rio Communities?

In Rio Communities, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rio Communities?

A renting household in Rio Communities has 3.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rio Communities?

The median renting household in Rio Communities, NM has an income of $35,086 (±$27,783) a year, against $59,726 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Rio Communities city, New Mexico (place:63145, in state:35).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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