Rio Rancho, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rio Rancho, NM: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 89,123. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RIO-RANCHO-NM · Rio Rancho, NM 2 ZIPs · 89,123 pop · #6284/25278 · Sandoval County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $90,553
  • RANK-UPPER #6284/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cochiti Pueblo
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-SMALL 89,123
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 87124→87144
  • HOME-MID $309,950

Nearest income peer: Cochiti Pueblo, NM ( $7,081 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Rio Rancho

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rio Rancho on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rio Rancho, NM sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
89,123
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$90,553
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $90,553 and home value $309,950 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rio Rancho as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, White Sands Missile Range is the closest lower-income city and Tijeras the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rio Rancho.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Rio Rancho differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Rio Rancho: $86,555 in ZIP 87124 to $94,550 in 87144. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

87124 to 87144

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

87124 to 87144

Poverty-rate spread
0.3 points

87124 to 87144

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 87124 skews compact Rio Rancho

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 87124 covers about 58% of Rio Rancho's 89,123 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Rio Rancho's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 1,286 establishments, 21,178 employees , annual payroll $1,212,793k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87124 (979 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (223) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rio Rancho, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Sandoval County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Rio Rancho. See the Sandoval County roll-up →

Rio Rancho sits in the upper half of Sandoval County on income: Bernalillo, Cuba and Algodones report less, while Corrales, Placitas and Jemez Springs report more. Jemez Springs marks the far end of that range at $153,936, 70% above Rio Rancho.

Side-by-side: Compare 87124 vs 87144 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87124 51,404 $86,555 979 282
87144 37,719 $94,550 307 163

Rio Rancho roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rio Rancho, .