What is the population of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico?

The population of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is 38,945, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is $53,867, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is $156,254, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is 5.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	38,945	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	6.6	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.09%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	40.2	37.7	37.1
Households	14,980	824,565	128,459,983

Year	Rio Arriba County

Group	Share

Rio Arriba County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$53,867	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.51%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$156,254	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$760	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	78.1%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.2	18.7	22.5
Work from home	9.3%	11.0%	13.4%

Rio Arriba County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.52	2.54

Rio Arriba County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Rio Arriba County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.2	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.7%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	17.7%	18.0%	19.0%