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Population (year 2000): 51,765. Estimated
population in July 2005: 66,599 (+28.7% change)
Males: 25,106 (48.5%), Females: 26,659 (51.5%)
Zip codes:
87124.
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $47,169 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,900 (year 2000)
Races in Rio Rancho:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.1%)
- Hispanic (27.7%)
- Other race (10.9%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Black (2.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), Irish (11.2%),
English (10.5%), Italian (6.6%), United States (5.7%), French
(3.5%).
Land area: 73.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rio Rancho
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rio Rancho city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 10.5%
4.8% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 1.4%
Europe, 1.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +18,848
(+57.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rio Rancho:
- ST JOSEPH WEST MESA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
- ST JOSEPH NORTHEAST HEIGHTS HOSPITAL (about 12
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio
Rancho:
- ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 19 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 147 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 149 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rio Rancho:
- DOUBLE EAGLE II (about 14 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM;
ID: AEG)
- MID VALLEY AIRPARK (about 38 miles; LOS LUNAS, NM;
ID: E98)
- SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES EAST (about 38 miles;
EDGEWOOD, NM; ID: 1N1)
Amtrak station near Rio Rancho:
- 15 miles: ALBUQUERQUE (214 FIRST ST. SW). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rio Rancho:
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
12 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 15
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 145 miles; FARMINGTON, NM;
FT enrollment: 2,837)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 161 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 161 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,051)
Public high schools in Rio Rancho:
- RIO RANCHO HIGH SCH. (Students: 2,517;
Location: 500 LASER ROAD NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIO RANCHO ALTERN (Students: 384; Location:
7100 IDALIA ROAD; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Rio Rancho:
- CHRISTIAN LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 41;
Location: 3910 -A I9 TH AVE.; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Rio Rancho:
- RIO RANCHO MID HIGH (Students: 1,868;
Location: 500 LASER ROAD NE; Grades: 08 - 09)
- PUESTA DEL SOL ELEM (Students: 852; Location:
1100 HOOD ROAD SE; Grades: PK - 05)
- COLINAS DEL NORTE EL (Students: 817;
Location: 1001 23RD AVENUE NE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MRTN L KING JR ELEM (Students: 767; Location:
1301 27TH STREET SE; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIO RANCHO ELEM (Students: 762; Location:
4601 PEPE ORTIZ SE; Grades: PK - 05)
- E. S. STAPLETON EL (Students: 681; Location:
4477 NINTH AVE. NE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MID (Students: 675; Location:
4101 MONTREAL LOOP; Grades: 06 - 07)
- ENCHANTED HILLS ELEM (Students: 654;
Location: 5400 OBREGON RD. NE4; Grades: PK - 05)
- LINCOLN MIDDLE (Students: 616; Location: 2287
LEMA ROAD SE; Grades: 06 - 07)
- EAGLE RIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 610; Location:
800 FRUTA; Grades: 06 - 07)
Private primary/middle schools in Rio Rancho:
- BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILD (Students: 120;
Location: 501 QUANTUM RD NE; Grades: PK - KG)
- KINDERCARE (Students: 33; Location: 4031
BARBARA LP RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Rio Rancho:
- RIO RANCHO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$724,974; Location: 950 PINETREE RD. SE; 107,550 books;
750 audio materials; 1,200 video materials; 119 serial
subscriptions)
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