Corona vs Ruidoso

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

Corona 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 167 in Corona). Ruidoso has the higher median household income ($50,259 vs $28,542 in Corona). Ruidoso has the higher median home value ($229,100 vs $85,600 in Corona).

Population, income & housing

	Corona	Ruidoso
Population	167	7,701
Median age	58.8 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$28,542	$50,259
Median home value	$85,600	$229,100
Median gross rent	—	$924
Housing units	132	8,262
Homeownership rate	76.7%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corona	Ruidoso
Population	121 → 167 (+38.0%)	7,791 → 7,701 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$24,667 → $28,542 (+15.7%)	$50,114 → $50,259 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$58,900 → $85,600 (+45.3%)	$180,700 → $229,100 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$770 → $924 (+20.0%)

Corona

Population

121167

Median household income

$24,667$28,542

Median home value

$58,900$85,600

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)

	Corona	Ruidoso
Under 5	19.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	2.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	29.9%	16.9%
65 to 74	16.2%	13.6%
75 and over	9.6%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	64.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corona	Ruidoso
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	54.1%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso
Drove alone	31.6%	74.6%
Carpooled	29.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	38.6%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso
1-unit, detached	75.0%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Corona	Ruidoso
Poverty rate	19.2%	16.5%
Average household size	1.86	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1968	1981