What is the median household income in Rio, VA?

Name: Income and affordability in Rio, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median household income in Rio, VA is $56,250 (±$22,698) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,688 a month would take about $67,500 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $56,250 (±$22,698)
Median renter income: $56,125 (±$23,277)
Income to afford median rent: about $67,500

Income in Rio against Albemarle County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio	Albemarle County	Virginia	United States
Median household income	$56,250 (±$22,698)	$104,392 (±$3,216)	$93,170 (±$458)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$56,125 (±$23,277)	$65,852 (±$4,792)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$132,763 (±$5,616)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,688 (±$114)	$1,692 (±$33)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Rio, median household income is lower than in Albemarle County ($104,392).

It is also lower than in Virginia ($93,170).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Albemarle County, Rio ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 346 of 456.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Rio

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,688 a month ($20,256 a year) needs an income of about $67,500 a year.

The median renting household in Rio earns $56,125 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Rio

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Rio	—	$56,250 (±$22,698)	—
Charlottesville	3.0 mi	$74,824 (±$5,371)	Not measurably different
Hollymead	3.5 mi	$118,250 (±$17,327)	Higher
Pantops	3.7 mi	$127,552 (±$23,801)	Higher
University of Virginia	4.1 mi	$52,546 (±$10,033)	Not measurably different
Earlysville	5.1 mi	$142,060 (±$44,806)	Higher
Piney Mountain	6.6 mi	$138,636 (±$16,332)	Higher
Rivanna	7.8 mi	$146,328 (±$36,466)	Higher
Ruckersville	11 mi	$101,875 (±$58,402)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hollymead, VA ($118,250), Pantops, VA ($127,552), Earlysville, VA ($142,060).

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

Median household income across Albemarle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Rivanna	$146,328 (±$36,466)
2	Earlysville	$142,060 (±$44,806)
3	Piney Mountain	$138,636 (±$16,332)
4	Crozet	$129,417 (±$34,346)
5	Pantops	$127,552 (±$23,801)
6	Hollymead	$118,250 (±$17,327)
7	Rio	$56,250 (±$22,698)
8	University of Virginia	$52,546 (±$10,033)
9	Scottsville	$40,417 (±$27,036)

Rio is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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

What is the median household income in Rio?

The median household income in Rio is $56,250 (±$22,698) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Rio?

About $67,500 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,688 a month.

What do renters earn in Rio?

The median renting household in Rio, VA earns $56,125 (±$23,277) a year.

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 CDP, Virginia (place:67288, in state:51).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.