Rio Arriba County vs. Sandoval County

	Rio Arriba County (NM)	Sandoval County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	39,006	145,179
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	10.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,220	131,620
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,246	131,561
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.0%
White alone, percent	76.9%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	19.3%	14.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.2%	39.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.7%	43.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,268	11,347
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.7%	5.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,172	57,328
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.0%	78.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$164,800	$191,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,281	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$296	$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$621	$1,065
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.1%	5.6%
Households, 2014-2018	12,398	50,340
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.12	2.78
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	59.1%	27.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	62.5%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.1%	81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	9.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	70,735	160,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	141,487	284,828
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,659	88,836
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	254,591	942,290
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,315	$6,950
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	560	1,766
Total employment, 2017	6,015	24,047
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	188,626	887,113
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	-6.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,845	8,320
All firms, 2012	2,186	8,666
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,161	3,570
Women-owned firms, 2012	672	3,967
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,269	3,368
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	797	4,908
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	158	761
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,893	7,449
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.4%	5.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.1%	22.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	38.9%	35.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.9	35.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,860.84	3,710.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rio Arriba county (NM) and Sandoval county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.