Rio Grande

  1. Rio Grande Legal Resources
  2. Rio Grande Statistics
  3. Rio Grande Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Rio Grande Employment Information
  5. Rio Grande Family Information
  6. Rio Grande Education Information
  7. Rio Grande Public Benefits Information
  8. Rio Grande Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Rio Grande Legal Resources Back to top

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Rio Grande Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,422
  • Land Area (2000): 3,059.544 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.271 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,911
Rio Grande Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 151 3.41%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,272 96.59%

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Rio Grande Employment Information Back to top
Rio Grande Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 156 16.20%
2. Construction 123 12.77%
3. Public Administration 89 9.24%
4. Educational Services 80 8.31%
5. Metal Manufactuing 34 3.53%
6. Repair and Maintenance 33 3.43%
7. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 31 3.22%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 29 3.01%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 26 2.70%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 22 2.28%
11. Department and Other General Stores 22 2.28%
12. Paper Manufacturing 22 2.28%
13. Utilities 21 2.18%
14. Truck Transportation 20 2.08%
15. Accommodation and Food Services 19 1.97%
16. Social Assistance 18 1.87%
17. Rail Transportation 16 1.66%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15 1.56%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 14 1.45%
20. Health Care 14 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 164 23.36%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 72 10.26%
3. Health Care 70 9.97%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 65 9.26%
5. Public Administration 38 5.41%
6. Social Assistance 35 4.99%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 34 4.84%
8. Finance and Insurance 23 3.28%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 19 2.71%
10. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 18 2.56%
11. Info Services and Data Processing 15 2.14%
12. Paper Manufacturing 14 1.99%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 14 1.99%
14. U.S. Postal Service 14 1.99%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 13 1.85%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 10 1.42%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 9 1.28%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 8 1.14%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 8 1.14%
20. Other Transportation 7 1.00%

Rio Grande Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 93 9.66%
2. Agricultural Workers 82 8.52%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 69 7.17%
4. Farmers and Farm Managers 56 5.82%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 51 5.30%
6. Other Production Occupations 43 4.47%
7. Other Construction Trades 39 4.05%
8. Construction Laborers 34 3.53%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 34 3.53%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 31 3.22%
11. Other Personal Care, Not child care 28 2.91%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 27 2.80%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 22 2.28%
14. Engineers 20 2.08%
15. Carpenters 19 1.97%
16. Food Processing Workers 17 1.77%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 17 1.77%
18. Secretaries and Admins 17 1.77%
19. Other Management Occupations 16 1.66%
20. Postsecondary Teachers 16 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 61 8.69%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 58 8.26%
3. Secretaries and Admins 49 6.98%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 38 5.41%
5. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 36 5.13%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 33 4.70%
7. Child Care Workers 26 3.70%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 24 3.42%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 22 3.13%
10. Accountants and Auditors 21 2.99%
11. Other Personal Care, Not child care 21 2.99%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 21 2.99%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 20 2.85%
14. Farmers and Farm Managers 19 2.71%
15. Other Management Occupations 19 2.71%
16. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 17 2.42%
17. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 16 2.28%
18. Other Production Occupations 16 2.28%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15 2.14%
20. Art and Design Workers 14 1.99%

Rio Grande Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,646 51.33%
15-35 hours 253 7.89%
1-14 hours 51 1.59%
No regular hours 1,257 39.20%

Rio Grande Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 46 2.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM 58 3.71%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 61 3.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM 186 11.90%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 230 14.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM 239 15.29%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 328 20.99%
8 AM-8:29 AM 157 10.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 31 1.98%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 45 2.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 35 2.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 29 1.86%
Noon-3:59 PM 78 4.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM 40 2.56%

Rio Grande Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 45 2.88%
5-9 105 6.72%
10-14 148 9.47%
15-19 333 21.31%
20-24 304 19.45%
25-29 32 2.05%
30-34 213 13.63%
35-39 15 0.96%
40-44 39 2.50%
45-59 102 6.53%
60-89 177 11.32%
At least 90 50 3.20%

Rio Grande Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.32% 962 61.55%
30-44 0 0.00% 267 17.08%
45-59 0 0.00% 102 6.53%
At least 60 0 0.00% 227 14.52%

Rio Grande Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.30%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 281 17.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,159 70.58%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.61%
Color 4 Box Other 48 2.92%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.30%
Color 6 Box Walked 55 3.35%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 79 4.81%

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Rio Grande Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,639 (4,387 people)
Families (2000): 1,179 (3,777 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 324
People at same address in 1995: 2,560
Rio Grande Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 204 12.45%
$10,000-$14,999 205 12.51%
$15,000-$19,999 210 12.81%
$20,000-$24,999 160 9.76%
$25,000-$29,999 104 6.35%
$30,000-$34,999 129 7.87%
$35,000-$39,999 104 6.35%
$40,000-$44,999 65 3.97%
$45,000-$49,999 72 4.39%
$50,000-$59,999 136 8.30%
$60,000-$74,999 106 6.47%
$75,000-$99,999 90 5.49%
$100,000-$124,999 11 0.67%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 30 1.83%
$200,000 or more 13 0.79%

Rio Grande Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 393 24.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 475 29.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 56 3.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 267 16.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 8 0.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 219 13.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 133 8.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 56 3.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 28 1.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Rio Grande Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,241 29.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 395 9.52%
Public Assistance 85 2.05%
Retirement 213 5.13%
Self Employment 270 6.51%
Social Security 472 11.38%
Supplemental Security 112 2.70%
Wage / Salary 1,146 27.62%
Other 215 5.18%

Rio Grande Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 485 52.21%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 444 47.79%

Rio Grande Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 227 13.52%
Color 1 Box Married 1,017 60.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 381 22.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 54 3.22%

Rio Grande Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 184 11.46%
Color 1 Box Married 982 61.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 278 17.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 161 10.03%

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Rio Grande Education Information Back to top
Rio Grande Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 463 15.04%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 523 16.99%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 913 29.66%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 596 19.36%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 154 5.00%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 275 8.93%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 154 5.00%

Rio Grande Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 17 0.38% 6 0.14% 23 0.52%
Kindergarten 116 2.62% 4 0.09% 120 2.71%
Grades 1-4 301 6.81% 0 0.00% 301 6.81%
Grades 5-8 323 7.30% 10 0.23% 333 7.53%
Grades 9-12 217 4.91% 48 1.09% 265 5.99%
Undergrad college 98 2.22% 9 0.20% 107 2.42%
Graduate or professional school 30 0.68% 9 0.20% 39 0.88%
Total 1,102 24.92% 86 1.94% 1,188 26.87%

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Rio Grande Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rio Grande Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,374 76.89%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,014 23.11%

Rio Grande Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rio Grande Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Rio Grande Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 708 16.01%
10-19 Years 737 16.67%
20-29 Years 485 10.97%
30-39 Years 575 13.00%
40-49 Years 674 15.24%
50-59 Years 542 12.26%
60-69 Years 415 9.38%
70-79 Years 192 4.34%
80-89 Years 76 1.72%
90+ Years 18 0.41%

Rio Grande Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,235 50.54%
Color 1 Box Female 2,187 49.46%

Rio Grande Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,487 56.24%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,800 40.71%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 55 1.24%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 41 0.93%
Color 1 Box African-American 26 0.59%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.09%
Color 2 Box Asian 3 0.07%

Rio Grande Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 351 22.15%
2. German 329 20.76%
3. United States Or American 211 13.31%
4. English 198 12.49%
5. Scotch Irish 72 4.54%
6. French Non-Basque 48 3.03%
7. Dutch 46 2.90%
8. Italian 40 2.52%
9. Norwegian 35 2.21%
10. Scottish 25 1.58%

Rio Grande Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,424 58.86%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,669 40.53%
3. Other Indo European 9 0.22%
4. Italian 8 0.19%
5. Navajo 8 0.19%

Rio Grande Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,988 90.17%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 78 1.76%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 357 8.07%

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Rio Grande Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.