Rio Rancho is a relatively large city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 110,660 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Rio Rancho is the third largest community in New Mexico. Much of the housing stock in Rio Rancho was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rio Rancho economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rio Rancho, where the median household income is $85,755.00.

Rio Rancho real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Rio Rancho house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Rio Rancho has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rio Rancho telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.84% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Rio Rancho, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Rio Rancho is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.59% of adults in Rio Rancho have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rio Rancho in 2022 was $39,161, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,644 for a family of four. However, Rio Rancho contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rio Rancho is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rio Rancho home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rio Rancho residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Rio Rancho also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rio Rancho include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rio Rancho is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.