El Rito, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

1,102

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

1% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

54.4%

6.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$24,611

14.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$332,300

Population & Diversity

El Rito, NM is home to a population of 1.1k people, from which 86.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.2% of El Rito, NM residents were born outside of the country (212 people).

In 2024, there were 2.93 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (720 people) in El Rito, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 246 Other (Hispanic) and 86 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.7%

2024 Citizenship

84.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.7% of El Rito, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Rito, NM was 84.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in El Rito, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Rito, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
720 ± 525
Other (Hispanic)
246 ± 155
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
86 ± 135

95.5%

Hispanic Population

1.05k people

95.5% of the people in El Rito, NM are hispanic (1.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Rito, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

19.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

212 people

21.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

206 people

As of 2024, 19.2% of El Rito, NM residents (212 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in El Rito, NM was 21.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in El Rito, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Rito, NM was $332,300 in 2024, which is 0.999 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $273,700 to $332,300, a 21.4% increase. The homeownership rate in El Rito, NM is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Rito, NM have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Rito, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,792

$451

Median Property Taxes

±$235

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In El Rito, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in El Rito, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in El Rito, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Rito, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$24,611

Median Household Income

± $5,038

451

Number of Households

± 238

In 2023, the median household income of the 451 households in El Rito, NM grew to $24,611 from the previous year's value of $21,422.

The following chart displays the households in El Rito, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Rito, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (45.2%)
Walked (33.5%)
Worked At Home (21.3%)

In 2024, 45.2% of workers in El Rito, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (33.5%) and those who worked at home (21.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Rito, NM have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in El Rito, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in El Rito, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in El Rito, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in El Rito, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

54.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Rito, NM (600 out of 1.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Rito, NM is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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