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Rio Rancho, NM vs Hendersonville, NC

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- Hendersonville is 0% more densely populated than Rio Rancho.
- People are 13.5% less likely to be married in Hendersonville.
- The Median Age is 13.2 years older in Hendersonville.
 Rio Rancho, NMHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,878329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.938.4
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 Population - 201087,982  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,420285,036,114
 Population - 199032,721  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock36.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now205.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,050.493.4
 Land Area103.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rio Rancho, NMHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Rio Rancho, NMHendersonville, NCUnited States
 White46.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rio Rancho, NMHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Married Population54.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.922.60
 Households37,307  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,55080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock58.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,933  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.4%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 Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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