Carrizozo vs Ruidoso Downs

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

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

Ruidoso Downs has the higher population (2,629 vs 959 in Carrizozo). Ruidoso Downs has the higher median household income ($31,413 vs $26,121 in Carrizozo). Carrizozo has the higher median home value ($80,200 vs $55,400 in Ruidoso Downs).

Population, income & housing

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
Population	959	2,629
Median age	49.0 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$26,121	$31,413
Median home value	$80,200	$55,400
Median gross rent	$618	$826
Housing units	603	1,347
Homeownership rate	80.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
Population	760 → 959 (+26.2%)	2,573 → 2,629 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$29,196 → $26,121 (-10.5%)	$28,646 → $31,413 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $80,200 (+9.0%)	$130,900 → $55,400 (-57.7%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $618 (+7.5%)	$522 → $826 (+58.2%)

Carrizozo

Population

760959

Median household income

$29,196$26,121

Median home value

$73,600$80,200

Median gross rent

$575$618

Ruidoso Downs

Population

2,5732,629

Median household income

$28,646$31,413

Median home value

$130,900$55,400

Median gross rent

$522$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	7.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	18.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	17.3%	7.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.3%
75 and over	6.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
White (non-Hispanic)	21.9%	35.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	66.7%	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
No high school diploma	12.7%	15.3%
High school graduate	49.1%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
Drove alone	87.0%	81.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
1-unit, detached	81.8%	12.1%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	71.3%

Poverty & households

	Carrizozo	Ruidoso Downs
Poverty rate	27.7%	29.1%
Average household size	1.76	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1949	1990