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Gallup, NM vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho is 0% more densely populated than Gallup.
- People are 32.5% more likely to be married in Rio Rancho.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Rio Rancho.
 Gallup, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock102,403329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201021,795  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock51,765285,036,114
 Population - 199019,154  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock93.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock990.293.4
 Land Area20.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gallup, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Gallup, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 White16.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gallup, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Married Population40.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.732.60
 Households7,313  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,417  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gallup    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Gallup for over 20 years and find this area very interesting. The tourist just blowing through see the vagrants & general run-down appearance, turn up  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gallup NM has great places to hike around and minimal cultural diversity. I found most of the white folk ( I am caucasion) to be super red neck.. I am having a hard time  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have to argue with the so called statistics. There are 3 kinds of lies and this is one of them in my view. I am/was an ER nurse and we see the worst a society has to  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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