ZIP 87144 · Rio Rancho
Who lives in ZIP code 87144 (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
People51,837
Median age38.3
Household income$94,550
Home value$322,587
Median rent$1,688/mo
Poverty7.8%
College degree+33.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 199 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,364
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.8% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
46.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,342.
Education (adults 25+)
43.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
44.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 51.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.9%
- Veterans
- 10.3%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.