Nogal vs Ruidoso Downs

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

Nogal 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 156 in Nogal). Ruidoso Downs has the higher median household income ($31,413 vs $30,982 in Nogal). Nogal has the higher median home value ($135,400 vs $55,400 in Ruidoso Downs).

Population, income & housing

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
Population	156	2,629
Median age	47.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$30,982	$31,413
Median home value	$135,400	$55,400
Median gross rent	—	$826
Housing units	73	1,347
Homeownership rate	66.7%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
Population	140 → 156 (+11.4%)	2,573 → 2,629 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$38,571 → $30,982 (-19.7%)	$28,646 → $31,413 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $135,400 (+3.1%)	$130,900 → $55,400 (-57.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$522 → $826 (+58.2%)

Nogal

Population

140156

Median household income

$38,571$30,982

Median home value

$131,300$135,400

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)

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
Under 5	13.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	18.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	16.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	8.4%
65 to 74	17.9%	16.3%
75 and over	4.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	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	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
No high school diploma	0.7%	15.3%
High school graduate	41.5%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
Drove alone	47.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	51.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
1-unit, detached	58.9%	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	41.1%	71.3%

Poverty & households

	Nogal	Ruidoso Downs
Poverty rate	41.0%	29.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	31	21
Median year structure built	1994	1990