Rio Communities is a city in
Valencia County
Valencia County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,569. The county seat is Los Lunas.
Valencia County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was a si ...
,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
, United States. Prior to its incorporation on May 16, 2013, it was a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP). The CDP population was 4,723 as of the
2010 census.
Geography
Rio Communities is located at (34.641895, -106.727021).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 4,723 people, 1,996 households, and 1,318 families residing in the CDP. There were 2,221 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.4%
White
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, 46.2%
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
, 2.3%
African American
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, 1.7% were
Native American, 0.5%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 9.1% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 3% from two or more races.
There were 1,996 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.9.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 20, 4.6% from 20 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $39,205. Males had a median income of $29,755 versus $26,985 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $18,260. About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Businesses
Major Businesses in Rio Communities include one convenience store,
Allsup's
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; the 18-hol
Tierra del SolGolf Course; a
Dollar General
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The company began in 1939 as a family-own ...
and two restaurants, Tierra del Sol, and the Longbow.
Government
The City Government is elected for four year terms with the Mayor, two Councilors, and the Municipal Judge off cycle by two years from the remaining two Councilors. The last Mayoral election was held in March 2018.
City Hall is located at 360 Rio Communities Blvd and the principle contact number is 505-861-6803. The City Council meets twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 6:00pm at City Hall.
Education
Its school district is
Belén Consolidated Schools
Belén Consolidated Schools is a school district headquartered in Belen, New Mexico.
Within Valencia County, in addition to the vast majority of Belen, the district includes the municipality of Rio Communities and the census-designated places of ...
.
Belén High School
Belén High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico. A part of Belén Consolidated Schools, it opened in 1916 as the first public high school in Valencia County.
Attendance zone
Within Valencia County ...
is the district's comprehensive high school.
References
External links
City of Rio CommunitiesBelen Consolidated Schools
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Cities in Valencia County, New Mexico
Cities in New Mexico
Albuquerque metropolitan area
Populated places established in 2013