Rio Verde, AZ

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2024 Population
2,261
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
71.1
1.25% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.32%
84.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$131,723
6.59% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$774,100
6.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
590
11.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rio Verde, AZ 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.

99.3% of the residents in Rio Verde, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rio Verde, AZ was $774,100, and the homeownership rate was 96.3%.

Most people in Rio Verde, AZ worked at home, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rio Verde, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Rio Verde, AZ is home to a population of 2.26k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.26% of Rio Verde, AZ residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 33.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.16k people) in Rio Verde, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Rio Verde, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rio Verde, AZ was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rio Verde, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.16k ± 525
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    64 ± 67
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    31 ± 37
1.37%
Hispanic Population
31 people

In 2024, there were 33.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.16k people) in Rio Verde, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.37% of the people in Rio Verde, AZ are hispanic (31 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rio Verde, AZ 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 Arizona.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.26%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
51 people
3.08%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
70 people

As of 2024, 2.26% of Rio Verde, AZ residents (51 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 Rio Verde, AZ was 3.08%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    129 ± 58
  2. Korea
    18 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 21

Rio Verde, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rio Verde, AZ employs 590 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rio Verde, AZ were Retail Trade (332 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (78 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (47 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,803), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,911).

Employment

Occupations

590
2024 Value
± 355
11.5%
1 Year growth
± 80.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Verde, AZ grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 529 employees to 590 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rio Verde, AZ, are Management Occupations (335 people), Sales & Related Occupations (106 people), and Transportation Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rio Verde, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

590
2024 Value
± 355
11.5%
1 Year growth
± 80.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Verde, AZ grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 529 employees to 590 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rio Verde, AZ, are Retail Trade (332 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (78 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (47 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rio Verde, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Rio Verde, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$14,970
Median earning men ± $88,453
$160,143
Median earning women ± $152,470

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,553) and Retail Trade ($14,048).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($161,066) and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,642).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% 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 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Rio Verde, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.54%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rio Verde, AZ was $774,100 in 2024, which is 2.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $728,300 to $774,100, a 6.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Rio Verde, AZ is 96.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rio Verde, AZ have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Rio Verde, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$774,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$87,637
$1,253
Median Property Taxes
±$330

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 Rio Verde, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rio Verde, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

96.3%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.3% of the housing units in Rio Verde, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 99.1%.

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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.
$131,723
Median Household Income
± $36,399
1.3k
Number of Households
± 330

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.3k households in Rio Verde, AZ declined from $131,723 from the previous year's value of $141,020.

The following chart displays the households in Rio Verde, AZ 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rio Verde, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Worked At Home (66.1%)
  2. Drove Alone (32.4%)
  3. Walked (1.53%)

In 2024, 66.1% of workers in Rio Verde, AZ worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (32.4%) and those who walked to work (1.53%).

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

28.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rio Verde, AZ have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rio Verde, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rio Verde, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rio Verde, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rio Verde, AZ (143 out of 2.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rio Verde, AZ is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

98.8% of the population of Rio Verde, AZ has health coverage, with 7.87% on employee plans, 1.64% on Medicaid, 76.5% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.487% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 15.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 84.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.24%
Uninsured
7.87%
Employer Coverage
1.64%
Medicaid
76.5%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
0.487%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rio Verde, AZ grew by 0.442% from 1.23% to 1.24%.

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