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Rio Rancho, NM vs Bettendorf, IA

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- Bettendorf is 0% more densely populated than Rio Rancho.
- People are 4.9% more likely to be married in Bettendorf.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Bettendorf.
 Rio Rancho, NMBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,631329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201087,982  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,275285,036,114
 Population - 199032,721  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now205.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,813.993.4
 Land Area103.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rio Rancho, NMBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Rio Rancho, NMBettendorf, IAUnited States
 White46.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rio Rancho, NMBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Married Population54.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.4%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households37,307  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,933  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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