Rio Rancho, NM Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,140 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 801 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 788 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,158 | 47.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,343 | 22.1 |
| College or graduate school | 3,050 | 20.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 32,935 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 619 | 1.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,272 | 6.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,359 | 28.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,552 | 29.0 |
| Associate degree | 2,978 | 9.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,539 | 16.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,616 | 7.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 91.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 24.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 39,066 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,627 | 22.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 23,624 | 60.5 |
| Separated | 449 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 2,245 | 5.7 |
Female | 1,834 | 4.7 |
| Divorced | 4,121 | 10.5 |
Female | 2,615 | 6.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 765 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 302 | 39.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,423 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,601 | 18.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,076 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 965 | 7.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 28,624 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,811 | 16.8 |
Percent employed | 63.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 23,813 | 83.2 |
Percent employed | 80.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,805 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,454 | 42.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 47,895 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 23,491 | 49.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 23,856 | 49.8 |
Same county | 5,695 | 11.9 |
Different county | 18,161 | 37.9 |
Same state | 9,020 | 18.8 |
Different state | 9,141 | 19.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 548 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 51,722 | 100.0 |
| Native | 49,243 | 95.2 |
Born in United States | 48,655 | 94.1 |
State of residence | 19,742 | 38.2 |
Different state | 28,913 | 55.9 |
Born outside United States | 588 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 2,479 | 4.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 594 | 1.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,421 | 2.7 |
Not a citizen | 1,058 | 2.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,479 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 747 | 30.1 |
| Asia | 692 | 27.9 |
| Africa | 9 | 0.4 |
| Oceania | 25 | 1.0 |
| Latin America | 888 | 35.8 |
| Northern America | 118 | 4.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 47,895 | 100.0 |
| English only | 40,039 | 83.6 |
| Language other than English | 7,856 | 16.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,724 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 5,978 | 12.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,194 | 2.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,079 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 244 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 384 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 187 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 51,722 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 58,232 | 112.6 |
| Arab | 216 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 273 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 466 | 0.9 |
| Dutch | 938 | 1.8 |
| English | 5,418 | 10.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,803 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 391 | 0.8 |
| German | 8,462 | 16.4 |
| Greek | 145 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 308 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 5,783 | 11.2 |
| Italian | 3,435 | 6.6 |
| Lithuanian | 43 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 842 | 1.6 |
| Polish | 1,402 | 2.7 |
| Portuguese | 121 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 383 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,148 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 1,196 | 2.3 |
| Slovak | 89 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 83 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 862 | 1.7 |
| Swiss | 176 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 91 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 2,933 | 5.7 |
| Welsh | 319 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 95 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 20,811 | 40.2 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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