Rio Arriba County vs. Los Alamos County

	Rio Arriba County (NM)	Los Alamos County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	39,006	19,101
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,220	17,950
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,246	17,950
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.2%
White alone, percent	76.9%	88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	19.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.2%	18.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.7%	71.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,268	1,439
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.7%	9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,172	8,403
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.0%	74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$164,800	$292,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,281	$1,846
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$296	$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$621	$1,037
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.1%	22.6%
Households, 2014-2018	12,398	7,567
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.12	2.41
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	59.1%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	62.5%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.1%	86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	66.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	5.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	3.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	70,735	23,809
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	141,487	102,570
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	254,591	103,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,315	$5,685
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	3.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	560	373
Total employment, 2017	6,015	14,154
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	188,626	1,216,046
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,845	1,075
All firms, 2012	2,186	1,352
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,161	509
Women-owned firms, 2012	672	592
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,269	246
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	797	986
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	158	90
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,893	1,111
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.1%	6.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	38.9%	49.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.9	164.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,860.84	109.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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