Rio Rico is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 20,549 people and six associated neighborhoods, Rio Rico is the 37th largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in Rio Rico was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rio Rico economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rio Rico, where the median household income is $61,348.00.

Being a small town, Rio Rico does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Rio Rico are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.13% of adults in Rio Rico having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rio Rico in 2022 was $26,148, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,592 for a family of four. However, Rio Rico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rio Rico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rio Rico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Rio Rico, accounting for 87.13% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Rio Rico residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Rio Rico include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rio Rico's cultural character, accounting for 31.84% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Rio Rico is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.