ZIP 87124 · Rio Rancho
Who lives in ZIP code 87124 (Rio Rancho, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rio Rancho, NM · Sandoval County
uszips 2026
People58,499
Median age40.9
Household income$86,555
Home value$298,591
Median rent$1,434/mo
Poverty7.5%
College degree+33.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 290 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,563
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
40.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,956.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
40.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.7%
- Never married
- 31.1%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 50.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.1%
- Rent burden
- 29.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.2%
- Veterans
- 11.0%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.