Carrizozo vs Ruidoso

A side-by-side comparison of Carrizozo and Ruidoso: population, income, housing, and more.

Carrizozo and Ruidoso are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ruidoso has the higher population (7,701 vs 959 in Carrizozo). Ruidoso has the higher median household income ($50,259 vs $26,121 in Carrizozo). Ruidoso has the higher median home value ($229,100 vs $80,200 in Carrizozo).

Population, income & housing

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
Population	959	7,701
Median age	49.0 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$26,121	$50,259
Median home value	$80,200	$229,100
Median gross rent	$618	$924
Housing units	603	8,262
Homeownership rate	80.7%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
Population	760 → 959 (+26.2%)	7,791 → 7,701 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$29,196 → $26,121 (-10.5%)	$50,114 → $50,259 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $80,200 (+9.0%)	$180,700 → $229,100 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $618 (+7.5%)	$770 → $924 (+20.0%)

Carrizozo

Population

760959

Median household income

$29,196$26,121

Median home value

$73,600$80,200

Median gross rent

$575$618

Ruidoso

Population

7,7917,701

Median household income

$50,114$50,259

Median home value

$180,700$229,100

Median gross rent

$770$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	7.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	13.6%
75 and over	6.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
White (non-Hispanic)	21.9%	64.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	66.7%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
No high school diploma	12.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	49.1%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
Drove alone	87.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.2%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
1-unit, detached	81.8%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso
Poverty rate	27.7%	16.5%
Average household size	1.76	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1949	1981