Overview Rio Grande is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,610 people and just one neighborhood, Rio Grande is the 362nd largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rio Grande, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rio Grande, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rio Grande鈥檚 real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rio Grande does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $97,590.00. Occupations and Workforce Rio Grande is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rio Grande is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rio Grande who work in maintenance occupations (15.95%), community and social services (14.75%), and office and administrative support (13.24%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Rio Grande is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One of the benefits of Rio Grande is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.66 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Rio Grande Demographics In terms of college education, Rio Grande is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.98% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rio Grande in 2022 was $49,391, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,564 for a family of four. However, Rio Grande contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rio Grande is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rio Grande home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rio Grande residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rio Grande also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.09% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Rio Grande include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Rio Grande is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.