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Total population: 9,096 (Urban population: 8,336 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 760 (all nonfarm))

Ruidoso, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,574 (3,443 occupied: 2,613 owner occupied, 830 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

Housing density: 530 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $495 (lower quartile is $407, upper quartile is $655)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $586

Median gross rent in Ruidoso, NM in 2007: $623

Housing units in Ruidoso with a mortgage: 1,138 (77 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 777

Ruidoso,NM index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,421 (it was $98,200 in 2000)

Ruidoso:	$159,421
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,391 - $256,219

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $243,085
Here: $243,085
State: $230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $161,978
Here: $161,978
State: $217,226

In 2-unit structures: $151,549
Here: $151,549
State: $213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,057
Here: $163,057
State: $201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,492
Here: $86,492
State: $156,039

Mobile homes: $51,394
Here: $51,394
State: $56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $42,007

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,581

In family households: 6,136 (1,758 male householders, 474 female householders)
1,785 spouses, 1,758 children (1,563 natural, 55 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 90 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,445 (515 male householders (409 living alone)), 713 female householders (651 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 81 (77 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,291 2-persons, 450 3-persons, 299 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,060 1-person, 138 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,004 married couples with children.
432 single-parent households (96 men, 336 women).

83.7% of residents of Ruidoso speak English at home.
14.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 537 (7.0%)
(34.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ruidoso, New Mexico:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 69 3 rooms: 184 4 rooms: 465 5 rooms: 741 6 rooms: 542 7 rooms: 365 8 rooms: 118 9 or more rooms: 123

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ruidoso, New Mexico:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 106 3 rooms: 162 4 rooms: 329 5 rooms: 132 6 rooms: 55 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 311
1995 to 1998: 645
1990 to 1994: 771
1980 to 1989: 2,077
1970 to 1979: 2,086
1960 to 1969: 773
1950 to 1959: 541
1940 to 1949: 169
1939 or earlier: 201

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ruidoso:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 143 2 bedrooms: 680 3 bedrooms: 1,427 4 bedrooms: 289 5 or more bedrooms: 61

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ruidoso:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 204 2 bedrooms: 382 3 bedrooms: 207 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ruidoso in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 880 2 vehicles: 1,190 3 vehicles: 338 4 vehicles: 84 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Ruidoso in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 444 2 vehicles: 251 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ruidoso, NM:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 39
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $69,999: 95
$70,000 to $79,999: 70
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 69
$100,000 to $124,999: 429
$125,000 to $149,999: 424
$150,000 to $174,999: 335
$175,000 to $199,999: 215
$200,000 to $249,999: 375
$250,000 to $299,999: 285
$300,000 to $399,999: 195
$400,000 to $499,999: 211
$500,000 to $749,999: 86
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Ruidoso rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ruidoso:

Less than $100: 39 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 16
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 44
$350 to $399: 77
$400 to $449: 102
$450 to $499: 104
$500 to $549: 67
$550 to $599: 68
$600 to $649: 66
$650 to $699: 52
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 27
$800 to $899: 40
$900 to $999: 20
$1,000 to $1,249: 27
$1,250 to $1,499: 34
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 70

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 163 1990 to 1994: 55 1985 to 1989: 67 1980 to 1984: 93 1975 to 1979: 34 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 38 1965 to 1969: 70

Ruidoso, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.7%
Number of people working at home: 186 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 234
5 to 9 minutes: 756
10 to 14 minutes: 908
15 to 19 minutes: 575
20 to 24 minutes: 152
25 to 29 minutes: 44
30 to 34 minutes: 111
35 to 39 minutes: 26
40 to 44 minutes: 22
45 to 59 minutes: 73
60 to 89 minutes: 84
90 or more minutes: 84

Ruidoso mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,374 (73%)
Carpooled: 524 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 130 (4%)
Other means: 14 (0%)
Worked at home: 186 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 222
$10,000 to $14,999: 320
$15,000 to $19,999: 392
$20,000 to $24,999: 256
$25,000 to $29,999: 235
$30,000 to $34,999: 203
$35,000 to $39,999: 216
$40,000 to $44,999: 214
$45,000 to $49,999: 139
$50,000 to $59,999: 287
$60,000 to $74,999: 345
$75,000 to $99,999: 229
$100,000 to $124,999: 193
$125,000 to $149,999: 61
$150,000 to $199,999: 98
$200,000 or more: 50

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1582

German: 909

English: 859

United States or American: 709

Irish: 656

Scotch-Irish: 141

Italian: 124

Scottish: 111

French (except Basque): 102

Norwegian: 98

Swedish: 47

Dutch: 38

European: 35

Polish: 35

French Canadian: 23

Welsh: 23

British: 22

Russian: 22

Ukrainian: 22

Czech: 21

Swiss: 20

Canadian: 19

Greek: 14

Northern European: 8

Portuguese: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Eastern European: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Dutch West Indian: 8

Arab:: 7

Lebanese: 7

Hungarian: 7

Finnish: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (77%)
Germany (6%)
India (4%)
Canada (4%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Ireland (2%)
Philippines (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2248
Northeast: 257
Midwest: 629
South: 3149
West: 766

46% of Ruidoso residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 68
12th grade, no diploma: 88
High school graduate (or equivalency): 576
Less than 1 year of college: 176
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 569
Associate degree: 150
Bachelor's degree: 513
Master's degree: 210
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 48

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 851
Less than 1 year of college: 283
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 594
Associate degree: 210
Bachelor's degree: 419
Master's degree: 268
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 37.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,432
Black householders: $126,026
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,839
Asian householders: $61,388
Some other race householders: $31,984
Two or more races householders: $23,465
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,537

Ruidoso household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ruidoso household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Ruidoso household income for Some other race householders

Ruidoso household income for Two or more races householders

Ruidoso household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ruidoso marital status for males

Ruidoso marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $192,853
Black or African American householders: $139,630
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,956
Some other race householders: $129,116
Two or more races householders: $504,475
Hispanic or Latino householders: $127,638

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,004
One, attached: 318
Two: 217
3 or 4: 226
5 to 9: 243
10 to 19: 57
20 to 49: 62
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 1,356
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,470

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ruidoso:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (6%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74

Here:	8.8%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Here:	13.5%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	4.8%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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