El Rito, NM

Census Place

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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
21.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
442
48.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in El Rito, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.7% of the residents in El Rito, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in El Rito, NM was $332,300, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Most people in El Rito, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in El Rito, NM was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoRio Arriba County, NMEspañola, NMNorth Central New Mexico PUMA, NM

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Rito, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    720 ± 525
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    246 ± 155
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    86 ± 135
95.5%
Hispanic Population
1.05k 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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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.

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Economy

Employment

Occupations

442
2024 Value
± 242
48.3%
1 Year growth
± 58.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Rito, NM grew at a rate of 48.3%, from 298 employees to 442 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Rito, NM, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (147 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (72 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (52 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Rito, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

442
2024 Value
± 242
48.3%
1 Year growth
± 58.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Rito, NM grew at a rate of 48.3%, from 298 employees to 442 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Rito, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (189 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people), and Retail Trade (52 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Rito, NM, though some of these residents may live in El Rito, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Rito, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (45.2%)
  2. Walked (33.5%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

80.7% of the population of El Rito, NM has health coverage, with 18.1% on employee plans, 22.3% on Medicaid, 40.2% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.4% under 18 years, 11.3% between 18 and 34 years, 23.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 33% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

19.3%
Uninsured
18.1%
Employer Coverage
22.3%
Medicaid
40.2%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in El Rito, NM declined by 5.71% from 20.5% to 19.3%.

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