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Rio Rancho and Corrales Demographics Information

Rio Rancho

Population: 58,765

County: Sandoval

Land area: 73.4 square miles

Zip codes: 87124, 87174.

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $47,169
Median house value: $121,000

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%).

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).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (12.8 miles, pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (390.8 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Corrales, NM (5.1 miles), Pueblo of Sandia Village, NM (7.0 miles), Bernalillo, NM (8.3 miles), North Valley, NM (8.6 miles), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM (8.8 miles), Santa Ana Pueblo, NM (10.9 miles), Albuquerque, NM (12.8 miles), Algodones, NM (14.3 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 961 buildings, average cost: $56,600
  • 1997: 1014 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 1998: 1052 buildings, average cost: $56,900
  • 1999: 449 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 2000: 576 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2001: 864 buildings, average cost: $94,100
  • 2002: 857 buildings, average cost: $95,600

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Retail trade (14.8%), Manufacturing (14.2%).



Corrales

Population (year 2000): 7,334
Males: 3,543 (48.3%), Females: 3,791 (51.7%)

Elevation: 5015 feet

County: Sandoval

Land area: 10.7 square miles

Zip code: 87048

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $67,217 (year 2000)
Median house value: $267,000 (year 2000)

Races in Corrales:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
  • Hispanic (25.6%)
  • Other race (8.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.3%), English (15.6%), Irish (11.6%), Italian (5.7%), United States (4.5%), French (4.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Corrales

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Corrales village

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 68.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

2.9% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.5% North America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (5.1 miles, pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (8.6 miles, pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (393.1 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Pueblo of Sandia Village, NM (3.5 miles), North Valley, NM (4.4 miles), Rio Rancho, NM (5.1 miles), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM (5.4 miles), Bernalillo, NM (6.9 miles), Albuquerque, NM (8.6 miles), Santa Ana Pueblo, NM (10.1 miles), Placitas, NM (12.8 miles).

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.1%), Manufacturing (14.4%).

 

Crime in Corrales (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 rapes (27.3 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 17 assaults (231.8 per 100,000)
  • 41 burglaries (559.0 per 100,000)
  • 46 larceny counts (627.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 121.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)




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