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Population in July 2008: 9,096. Population change since 2000: +18.2%
 

Males: 4,316  (47.5%)
Females: 4,780  (52.5%)

Median resident age:  46.2 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 88345, 88355.

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,785 (it was $37,107 in 2000)
Ruidoso:  $46,785
New Mexico:  $43,508

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $30,116

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $169,765 (it was $98,200 in 2000)
Ruidoso:  $169,765
New Mexico:  $165,100

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $211,964; Detached houses: $243,558; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,602; In 2-unit structures: $216,095; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,435; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,155; Mobile homes: $51,394; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
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Races in Ruidoso:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
  • Hispanic (18.2%)
  • Other race (7.4%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Ruidoso: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (15.0%), German (14.7%), Irish (13.4%), United States (9.2%), Italian (3.0%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6720 feet

Land area: 14.3 square miles.

Population density: 637 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ruidoso

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ruidoso village

  • Never married: 15.0%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 15.4%

537 residents are foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This village:  7.0%
New Mexico:  8.2%


According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Ruidoso, New Mexico in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Ruidoso to the number of sex offenders is 910 to 1.

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

Ruidoso:  0.9% ($850)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (95.3 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (116.0 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (370.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Ruidoso Downs, NM (2.0 miles ), Mescalero, NM (3.8 miles ), Capitan, NM (3.8 miles ), Carrizozo, NM (4.9 miles ), Cloudcroft, NM (5.2 miles ), Tularosa, NM (5.2 miles ), Hondo, NM (5.4 miles ), La Luz, NM (5.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 141 buildings, average cost: $132,700
  • 1997: 136 buildings, average cost: $133,900
  • 1998: 191 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 1999: 149 buildings, average cost: $168,700
  • 2000: 168 buildings, average cost: $160,100
  • 2001: 145 buildings, average cost: $177,500
  • 2002: 180 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2003: 182 buildings, average cost: $171,200
  • 2004: 222 buildings, average cost: $171,700
  • 2005: 256 buildings, average cost: $171,600
  • 2006: 195 buildings, average cost: $175,800
  • 2007: 163 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2008: 90 buildings, average cost: $175,000

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Latitude: 33.34 N, Longitude: 105.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,235 (+16.0%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 2,218 (68.1%)

Area code: 505

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Crime in Ruidoso by Year

Type 2002 2004 2006 2008
Murders 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.011.1
Rapes 2463
    per 100,000 25.547.667.233.2
Robberies 0257
    per 100,000 0.023.856.077.5
Assaults 1331003018
    per 100,000 1694.31190.9335.9199.3
Burglaries 110158145141
    per 100,000 1401.31881.61623.41561.3
Thefts 135142162135
    per 100,000 1719.71691.11813.71494.9
Auto thefts 17202311
    per 100,000 216.6238.2257.5121.8
Arson N/A202
    per 100,000 N/A23.80.022.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 543.4501.8344.5290.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 34 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.09
US city average:  3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units


Population change in the 1990s: +3,062 (+66.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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Ruidoso-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Mexico state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from Ruidoso center
On 3/14/1999 at 22:43:17, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/27/1990 at 13:23:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.9 miles away from Ruidoso center
On 1/4/1998 at 08:05:31, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 MB, 4.0 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/30/1999 at 19:04:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, 3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Ruidoso center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospital/medical center in Ruidoso:
  • LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (211 SUDDERTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ruidoso:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
  • GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 37 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER (about 62 miles; ROSWELL, NM)

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Airports and Heliports located in Ruidoso: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Ruidoso, NM

College/University in Ruidoso:
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-RUIDOSO (Full-time enrollment: 268; Location: 709 MECHEM DR; Public; Website: www.ruidoso.enmu.edu/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ruidoso:
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 97 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 120 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 132 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 132 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 136 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Public high school in Ruidoso:
  • RUIDOSO HIGH (Students: 657; Location: 125 WARRIOR DRIVE; Grades: 09-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ruidoso:
See full list of schools located in Ruidoso, School District: RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Library in Ruidoso:
  • RUIDOSO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $301,469; Location: 107 KANSAS CITY ROAD; 54,150 books; 3,250 audio materials; 132 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ruidoso: Wizards Roost (A), Ruidoso Weather Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ruidoso include: Sheperd of the Hills Lutheran Church (A), Burkes Good News Ministries Church (B), First Christian Church (C), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Mescalero Baptist Mission (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Assembly of God Church (G), Pentecostal Lighthouse of Ruidoso (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Forest Lawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Ruidoso Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Carrizo Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ruidoso include: Ruidoso Historical Marker (1), Blazer Mill Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Pillow's Funtrackers (Amusement & Theme Parks; 101 Canyon Road) (1), Hawthorn Suites Conference & Golf Resort (107 Sierra Blanca Drive) (2), Ruidoso Seasoned Just Right (720 Sudderth Drive) (3), Da Love Shack (Arcades & Amusements; 106 Mimosa) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Winners Inn Motel (1508 Sudderth Drive) (1), Hummingbird Cabins (1204 Mechem Drive Suite 3) (2), Twenty-Nine Pines Motel (1811 Sudderth Drive) (3), Promise Land Cabins & Condos (143 Upper Terrace Drive) (4), Canyon Creek Lodge (900 Carrizo Canyon Rd) (5), Super 8 Motel-Ruidoso (Jct Hwy 48 & Hwy 70) (6), Ruidoso Super 8 Motel (PO Box AT Nm 48) (7), Aspen Lodge Apartments & Motel (201 Upper Terrace Drive) (8), Super 8 Ruidoso NM (100 Cliff Drive On Highway 70 West) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

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

RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 10001, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997
FAWN RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-17-2003)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from APR-07-1997 to APR-07-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from DEC-29-1997 to DEC-29-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • Notification, State - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • Notification, State - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-1997), Fed FAO issued (JAN-29-1998)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
THREE RIVERS CAMPGROUND - LINCOLN - USFS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-04-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-16-2002)
SOUTH FORK CAMPGROUND - LINCOLN - USFS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-1997)
SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruidoso that have no violations reported:
  • TWIN SPRUCE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.2 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  65.0%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.7%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This village:  11.9%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This village:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ruidoso, NM


78 people in nursing homes
3 people in homes for the mentally ill


Ruidoso compared to New Mexico state average:

Ruidoso, New Mexico environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ruidoso (2009 data):
  • City Bank New Mexico: Midtown Branch, Gateway Branch, at 1096 Mechem Drive. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.6 mil, Deposits: $84.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: South Plains Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • First National Bank of Ruidoso: First National Bank Of Ruidoso at 451 Sudderth Drive, branch established on 1985-12-16; Upper Canyon Branch at 100 Main Road, branch established on 1989-11-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57.9 mil, Deposits: $48.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Alamogordo Bancorp Of Nevada, Inc.
  • Compass Bank: Sudderth Branch at 1710 Sudderth, branch established on 1953-12-01; Mechem Branch at 707 Mechem Drive, branch established on 1983-05-16. Info updated 2008-03-25: Bank assets: $62,251.3 mil, Deposits: $39,050.6 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 597 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Ruidoso Branch at 401 Sudderth Drive, branch established on 1970-03-09. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ruidoso, New Mexico
  • Carrizo Lodge, PO Drawer A, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (505) 257-9131
  • Swiss Chalet Inn, 1451 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (800) 477-9477, Fax: (505) 258-5325
  • Super 8 Motel, PO Box 2600, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (505) 378-8180
  • Quality Inn, 307 Hwy 70 W, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (505) 378-4051, Fax: (505) 378-5427
  • Village Lodge, 100 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (505) 258-5442
  • Comfort Inn Midtown, 2709 Sudderth Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (866) 859-5146, Fax: (505) 257-2760
  • Black Bear Lodge, 428 Main Rd, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (877) 257-1459, Fax: (877) 257-1459
  • Holiday Inn Express, 400 W Hwy 70, Ruidoso, NM 88345, Phone: (505) 257-3736
  • 3 other hotels and motels
All 11 fire-safe hotels and motels in Ruidoso, New Mexico


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Ruidoso

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.17%
Here46.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)United Methodist ChurchLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents48.6%17.1%7.4%6.2%4.5%
Congregations24.3%18.9%2.7%8.1%5.4%
NameChurches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneOther
Adherents3.9%3.7%2.8%1.6%4.4%
Congregations8.1%2.7%10.8%2.7%16.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 9$23,278$31,0370$0
Other Government Administration 22$64,988$35,4480$0
Judicial and Legal 3$7,125$28,5000$0
Police Protection - Officers 20$93,818$56,2910$0
Police - Other 13$30,983$28,6000$0
Firefighters 19$68,481$43,2510$0
Fire - Other 2$5,194$31,1640$0
Streets and Highways 16$41,579$31,1840$0
Airports 9$22,605$30,1400$0
Welfare 2$5,334$32,0041$1,153
Solid Waste Management 18$46,893$31,2620$0
Sewerage 13$49,155$45,3740$0
Parks and Recreation 8$22,727$34,0910$0
Natural Resources 4$11,734$35,2020$0
Water Supply 22$63,057$34,3950$0
Local Libraries 5$13,654$32,7700$0
Other and Unallocable 10$25,419$30,5030$0
Totals for Government 195$596,024$36,6781$1,153


Ruidoso government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,933,000
    Sewerage: $1,901,000
    Air Transportation: $838,000
    Parks and Recreation: $164,000
    All Other: $33,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $3,869,000
    Police Protection: $2,571,000
    General - Other: $2,557,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,631,000
    Regular Highways: $1,616,000
    Air Transportation: $1,537,000
    Sewerage: $1,495,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,447,000
    Parks and Recreation: $782,000
    Libraries: $483,000
    Financial Administration: $462,000
    Central Staff Services: $460,000
    Health - Other: $257,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $132,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $596,000
    General Local Government Support: $222,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $289,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,808,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $536,000
    Interest Earnings: $300,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,340,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,532,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,060,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,268,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,681,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,073,000
    All Other: $1,585,000
    Highways: $204,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,751,000
    Property: $1,444,000
    Other Selective Sales: $986,000
    Other License: $478,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $442,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $67,000
    NEC: $55,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,932,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000

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:
  • KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KRUI (1490 AM; 1 kW; RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM; Owner: M.T.D., 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)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KCRX (1430 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSENDO CASAREZ, JR.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ruidoso:
  • 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.)
  • KRSY-FM (92.7 FM; LA LUZ, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • K215EC (91.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KNMZ (103.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • K217BD (91.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
  • K220CE (91.9 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • K292CX (106.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: MARK W. MARLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Ruidoso:
  • 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.)
  • K49EW (Channel 49; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
  • K16BZ (Channel 16; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K13OX (Channel 13; MUD CANYON, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Ruidoso, New Mexico:
  • Fatal accident count: 39
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 57
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
  • Fatalities: 42
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 85
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
New Mexico average:
  • Fatal accident count: 129
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 184
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 54
  • Fatalities: 141
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 352
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
See more detailed statistics of Ruidoso fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $703,000
Total average daily traffic: 43,119
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,468
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 54,974

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ruidoso)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Ruidoso, NM)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 64 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ruidoso)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 52 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ruidoso)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 1


Ruidoso on our top lists:
  • #25 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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