Overview Rio Grande is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 723 people and just one neighborhood, Rio Grande is the 620th largest community in Ohio. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rio Grande is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rio Grande is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rio Grande who work in office and administrative support (22.12%), healthcare suport services (12.82%), and management occupations (12.50%). Also of interest is that Rio Grande has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Setting & Lifestyle One of the benefits of Rio Grande is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.48 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. Being a small village, Rio Grande does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Rio Grande Demographics The percentage of adults in Rio Grande with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.25% of adults in Rio Grande have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rio Grande in 2022 was $17,959, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,836 for a family of four. However, Rio Grande contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rio Grande also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.38% of its population below the federal poverty line. 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. Important ancestries of people in Rio Grande include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Rio Grande is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.