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Rio Rancho, NM vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Rio Rancho.
- People are 4.0% less likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in San Jose.
 Rio Rancho, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201087,982  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199032,721  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now205.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area103.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rio Rancho, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rio Rancho, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White46.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rio Rancho, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households37,307  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,933  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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