Corona vs Ruidoso Downs

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

Corona 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 167 in Corona). Ruidoso Downs has the higher median household income ($31,413 vs $28,542 in Corona). Corona has the higher median home value ($85,600 vs $55,400 in Ruidoso Downs).

Population, income & housing

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
Population	167	2,629
Median age	58.8 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$28,542	$31,413
Median home value	$85,600	$55,400
Median gross rent	—	$826
Housing units	132	1,347
Homeownership rate	76.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
Population	121 → 167 (+38.0%)	2,573 → 2,629 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$24,667 → $28,542 (+15.7%)	$28,646 → $31,413 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$58,900 → $85,600 (+45.3%)	$130,900 → $55,400 (-57.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$522 → $826 (+58.2%)

Corona

Population

121167

Median household income

$24,667$28,542

Median home value

$58,900$85,600

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)

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
Under 5	19.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	7.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	18.0%
35 to 44	2.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	29.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	16.2%	16.3%
75 and over	9.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	35.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.3%
High school graduate	54.1%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
Drove alone	31.6%	81.9%
Carpooled	29.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
1-unit, detached	75.0%	12.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	71.3%

Poverty & households

	Corona	Ruidoso Downs
Poverty rate	19.2%	29.1%
Average household size	1.86	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1968	1990