Ruidoso Downs, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,655
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.4
8.78% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
40.5%
39.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$31,354
0.188% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$154,000
178% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
981
10.7% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ruidoso Downs, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94% of the residents in Ruidoso Downs, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ruidoso Downs, NM was $154,000, and the homeownership rate was 63%.

Most people in Ruidoso Downs, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ruidoso Downs, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ruidoso Downs, NM is home to a population of 2.66k people, from which 94% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.97% of Ruidoso Downs, NM residents were born outside of the country (185 people).

In 2024, there were 1.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Ruidoso Downs, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 853 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 393 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94%
2024 Citizenship
86.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94% of Ruidoso Downs, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ruidoso Downs, NM was 86.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ruidoso Downs, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.1k ± 297
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    853 ± 336
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    393 ± 261
51.6%
Hispanic Population
1.37k people

In 2024, there were 1.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Ruidoso Downs, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 853 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 393 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

51.6% of the people in Ruidoso Downs, NM are hispanic (1.37k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ruidoso Downs, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.97%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
185 people
18.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
478 people

As of 2024, 6.97% of Ruidoso Downs, NM residents (185 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ruidoso Downs, NM was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    82 ± 94
  2. Vietnam
    24 ± 34
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 25

Ruidoso Downs, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 3.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ruidoso Downs, NM employs 981 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ruidoso Downs, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (185 people), and Construction (161 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($38,323), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($34,091), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,398).

Employment

Occupations

981
2024 Value
± 314
−10.7%
1 Year decline
± 50.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruidoso Downs, NM declined at a rate of −10.7%, from 1.1k employees to 981 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ruidoso Downs, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (162 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (152 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ruidoso Downs, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

981
2024 Value
± 314
−10.7%
1 Year decline
± 50.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruidoso Downs, NM declined at a rate of −10.7%, from 1.1k employees to 981 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ruidoso Downs, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (201 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (185 people), and Construction (161 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ruidoso Downs, NM, though some of these residents may live in Ruidoso Downs, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,688
Median earning men ± $1,149
$21,597
Median earning women ± $2,248

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($38,365) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,184), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,401), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,234).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ruidoso Downs, NM was $154,000 in 2024, which is 0.463 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $55,400 to $154,000, a 178% increase. The homeownership rate in Ruidoso Downs, NM is 63%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ruidoso Downs, NM have an average commute time of 12.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ruidoso Downs, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$105,158
$765
Median Property Taxes
±$307

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ruidoso Downs, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ruidoso Downs, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63%
Homeownership
2024
70%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63% of the housing units in Ruidoso Downs, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$31,354
Median Household Income
± $17,966
1.22k
Number of Households
± 351

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.22k households in Ruidoso Downs, NM declined from $31,354 from the previous year's value of $31,413.

The following chart displays the households in Ruidoso Downs, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ruidoso Downs, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.1%)
  3. Other (11.8%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Ruidoso Downs, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (11.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

12.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ruidoso Downs, NM have a shorter commute time (12.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.438% of the workforce in Ruidoso Downs, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ruidoso Downs, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ruidoso Downs, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ruidoso Downs, NM (1.08k out of 2.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ruidoso Downs, NM is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Ruidoso Downs, NM has health coverage, with 10.8% on employee plans, 45.2% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 22.7% on non-group plans, and 2.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 26.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.4% were men and 56.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.52%
Uninsured
10.8%
Employer Coverage
45.2%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
22.7%
Non-Group
2.22%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ruidoso Downs, NM declined by 57.3% from 15.3% to 6.52%.

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