| Official Name: | Rio Communities, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Joshua Ramsell |
| Leader Title1: | Council Members |
| Leader Name1: | Lawrence Gordon, Peggy Gutjahr, Art Apodaca, Jim Winters |
| Leader Title2: | Municipal Judge |
| Leader Name2: | H. Noelle Chavez |
| Established Date: | May 16, 2013 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.95 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.69 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4926 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 640.24 |
| Population Density Km2: | 247.20 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4944 |
| Coordinates: | 34.6419°N -106.7222°W |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-63145 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2771703 |
Rio Communities is a city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Prior to its incorporation on May 16, 2013, it was a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP population was 4,723 as of the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1sqmi, all land.
As of the census[2] 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, 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.7% were Native American, 0.5% Asian, 9.1% from other races, 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 for the CDP was $18,260. About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Major Businesses in Rio Communities include one convenience store, Allsup's; the 18-hole Tierra del Sol Golf Course; a Dollar General and two restaurants, Tierra del Sol, and the Longbow.
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.[3]
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.
Its school district is Belén Consolidated Schools.[4] Belén High School is the district's comprehensive high school.