People QuickFacts Rio Rancho New Mexico Population, 2011 estimate 89,320 2,082,224 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 87,521 2,059,180 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.1% 1.1% Population, 2010 87,521 2,059,179 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.2% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.1% 25.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.8% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.3% 50.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 76.0% 68.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.9% 2.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.2% 9.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.9% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.7% 3.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 36.7% 46.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 53.8% 40.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 82.8% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 5.6% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 19.0% 36.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 93.4% 82.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 28.2% 25.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 29.3 21.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 80.0% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 9.1% 15.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $179,700 $158,400 Households, 2006-2010 29,726 756,112 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.72 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,372 $22,966 Median household income 2006-2010 $59,063 $43,820 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 7.9% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Rio Rancho New Mexico Total number of firms, 2007 5,222 157,231 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 5.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.0% 23.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.9% 31.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 17,122,725 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 57,630 10,589,286 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 905,268 24,469,997 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,793 $12,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 62,943 3,734,300     Geography QuickFacts Rio Rancho New Mexico Land area in square miles, 2010 103.35 121,298.15 Persons per square mile, 2010 846.8 17.0 FIPS Code 63460 35 Counties Bernalillo County Sandoval County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts