Ruidoso Downs

Population: 2,629
Median household income: $31,413
Median home value: $55,400

Located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, Ruidoso Downs is a community with a population of 2,629. The median household income of $31,413 is below the Lincoln County median ($51,643).

From 2019 to 2023, Ruidoso Downs's population grew 2.2% from 2,573 to 2,629, while its median home value fell 57.7% from $130,900 to $55,400.

10.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,629
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $31,413
Median home value: $55,400
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 1,347
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5732,629

Median household income

$28,646$31,413

Median home value

$130,900$55,400

Median gross rent

$522$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,573	$28,646	$130,900	$522
2020	2,611	$31,536	—	$544
2021	2,618	$26,597	—	$560
2022	2,635	$28,939	$54,400	$765
2023	2,629	$31,413	$55,400	$826

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	6.1%
5 to 17	409	15.6%
18 to 24	253	9.6%
25 to 34	474	18.0%
35 to 44	249	9.5%
45 to 54	184	7.0%
55 to 64	220	8.4%
65 to 74	429	16.3%
75 and over	250	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	934	35.5%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	2.7%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,587	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate49.4%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	277	15.3%
High school graduate	893	49.4%
Some college or associate's	446	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	54	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	136	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means9.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	795	81.9%
Carpooled	81	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	91	9.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	592	61.0%
15 to 29 min	177	18.2%
30 to 44 min	39	4.0%
45 to 59 min	60	6.2%
60+ min	103	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 29.1% (766 of 2,629)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	69.2%
Nonfamily households	318	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,032	76.6%
Vacant	315	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	721	69.9%
Renter-occupied	311	30.1%

1-unit, detached12.1%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other71.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	12.1%
1-unit, attached	90	6.7%
2 to 4 units	57	4.2%
5 to 19 units	77	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	960	71.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3565280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3312, -105.5968