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Ruidoso, NM Urban Area

10,962 Population
16.9 square miles 649.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±5.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,599 ±$3,363 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,917 ±$4,677 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.6% ±5.9% (2,471  ±653) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.7 minutes ±2.3 (62,985  ±12,583) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,401 ±436 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.2 (10,953  ±454) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±5.3% (164  ±121) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,060 ±397 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$231,300 ±$28,842 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±4.7% (1,575  ±502.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.1% ±7.4% (7,926  ±764) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.1% ±5.2% (2,843  ±463.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.7% ±1.9% (519  ±208) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.7% ±2.3% (971  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
971 Total veterans ±214 791 Male ±168 180 Female ±147

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