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Population (year 2000): 1,824. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,057 (+12.8% change)
 

Males: 893  (49.0%)
Females: 931  (51.0%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:  35.2 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 88346.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,300 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Ruidoso Downs  $28,300
New Mexico:  $37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,400 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
Ruidoso Downs  $88,400
New Mexico:  $125,500

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Races in Ruidoso Downs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.4%)
  • Hispanic (43.7%)
  • Other race (24.5%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (11.4%), English (8.6%), German (7.0%), United States (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6420 feet

Land area: 2.13 square miles.

Population density: 971 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ruidoso Downs

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ruidoso Downs village

  • Never married: 26.9%
  • Now married: 46.6%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 18.6%

262 residents are foreign born (13.2% Latin America).

This village:  14.4%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ruidoso Downs to the number of sex offenders is 689 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ruidoso Downs:  0.6% ($429)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (106.5 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (120.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (445.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Ruidoso, NM (4.9 miles ), Capitan, NM (14.7 miles ), Mescalero, NM (17.5 miles ), Cloudcroft, NM (27.9 miles ), Carrizozo, NM (29.0 miles ), Hondo, NM (29.5 miles ), Tularosa, NM (34.2 miles ), La Luz, NM (34.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $169,800
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $121,500

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Latitude: 33.33 N, Longitude: 105.60 W


Area code: 505

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Population change in the 1990s: +907 (+98.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Ruidoso Downs by Year

Type 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0130
    per 100,000 0.052.2154.20.0
Robberies 5310
    per 100,000 268.8156.551.40.0
Assaults 169275
    per 100,000 860.2469.51387.5250.1
Burglaries 4232342
    per 100,000 215.11199.81181.92101.1
Thefts 4317714171
    per 100,000 2311.89233.27245.63551.8
Auto thefts 31578
    per 100,000 161.3782.5359.7400.2
Arson 1210
    per 100,000 53.8104.351.40.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.2) 373.1698.5817.6371.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.35
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ruidoso Downs:
  • LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; RUIDOSO, NM)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
  • GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 41 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ruidoso Downs:
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 10 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; ID: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 49 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: HMN)
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 75 miles; ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruidoso Downs:
  • CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 29 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; ID: Q37)
  • ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 44 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: ALM)
  • ARTESIA MUNI (about 85 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ruidoso Downs:
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 108 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 108 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 125 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 140 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 140 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 143 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Private elementary/middle school in Ruidoso Downs:
  • RUIDOSO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: BOX 606; Grades: PK - 1)

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Churches in Ruidoso Downs include: Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Ruidoso Word Ministries (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Ruidoso Downs: Ruidoso Downs Race Track (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Ruidoso Downs Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium (Museums; 841 West Highway 70), Hubbard Museum of the American West (841 West Highway 70), Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway Visitor Center (841 Highway 70 West).

Hotels: Best Western Pine Springs Inn (West Highway 70), Days Inn (2088 Highway 70), Bestway Inn (2052 West Highway 70), Ramada Limited (W Hwy 70), Amerihost Inn & Suites (2191 West Highway 70), LA Hacienda Restaurant (307 Highway 70), Ramada Limited Ruidoso (1420 Hwy. 70 Box 2100), Economy Inn (2019 Highway 70 West).

Court: Magistrate Court (301 Highway 70).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruidoso Downs and their reported violations in the past:

RUIDOSO DOWNS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-04-2000)
SEEPING SPRINGS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 96, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LAZY DAY'S RV PARK (Population served: 5, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, State - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, State - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-1998)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  72.2%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  20.6%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  6.3%
Whole state:  7.8%

Ruidoso Downs compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ruidoso Downs (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Ruidoso Downs Branch at 1764 W Highway 70, branch established on 1997-10-15. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • State National Bank: Downs Branch at 2151 Hwy 70 West, branch established on 2002-04-17. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $1,715.7 mil, Deposits: $1,365.4 mil, headquarters in Fort Worth, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: Eggemeyer Advisory Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$9,483
Financial Administration 2$3,646$21,8760$0
Police - Other 7$12,266$21,0270$0
Police Protection - Officers 9$20,435$27,2470$0
Sewerage 2$3,261$19,5660$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,641$19,6920$0
Water Supply 5$10,791$25,8980$0
Other and Unallocable 3$6,469$25,8760$0
Firefighters 1$1,749$20,9880$0
Streets and Highways 3$6,770$27,0800$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$2,969
Totals for Government 33$67,029$24,37410$12,452


Ruidoso Downs government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $240,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $805,000
    Police Protection: $757,000
    General - Other: $487,000
    Water Utilities: $416,000
    Sewerage: $266,000
    Regular Highways: $157,000
    Fire Protection: $152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $132,000
    Parks & Recreation: $97,000
    Corrections - Other: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $85,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,727,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $363,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,036,000
    All Other: $69,000
    Highways: $41,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,067,000
    Property: $152,000
    Other Selective Sales: $82,000
    Public Utilities: $63,000
    NEC: $38,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $709,000

10.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.69%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Otero County, NM  1.01% ($38,690 average AGI)
from Chaves County, NM  0.87% ($34,738)
from El Paso County, TX  0.61% ($40,744)


9.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.52%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.87% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Otero County, NM  0.85% ($25,271)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.49% ($24,735)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ruidoso Downs:
  • KRUI (1490 AM; 1 kW; RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM; Owner: M.T.D., INC.)
  • KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KCRX (1430 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSENDO CASAREZ, JR.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Ruidoso Downs:
  • K249DD (97.7 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KNMB (96.7 FM; CLOUDCROFT, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • KIDX (101.5 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • K240CN (95.9 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FRIENDS OF KHFM-RUIDOSO)
  • K297AE (107.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • KWES (93.5 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • K205DE (88.9 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • K256AI (99.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZZX (105.3 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K215EC (91.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KRSY-FM (92.7 FM; LA LUZ, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KNMZ (103.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)

TV broadcast stations around Ruidoso Downs:
  • K55AC (Channel 55; CAPITAN, RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • K58AH (Channel 58; RUIDOSO, ETC., NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K30GM (Channel 30; CAPITAN/RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • KGDR-LP (Channel 47; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)

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