84.2% of residents of Ruidoso speak English at home.
14.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
89.5% of residents of Ruidoso speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English less than very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
92.6% of residents of Ruidoso speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
24.4% of residents of Ruidoso speak English at home.
55.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
19.9% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
87.1% (6,538)
Foreign born:
31.6% (77)
White - Speak another language
Native:
12.9% (971)
Foreign born:
68.4% (167)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
23.5% (52)
Foreign born:
100.0% (57)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
95.2% (6,199)
Foreign born:
52.9% (54)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
4.8% (312)
Foreign born:
47.1% (48)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
41.2% (514)
Foreign born:
11.6% (23)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
58.8% (733)
Foreign born:
88.4% (176)
537 residents are foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
This city:
7.0%
New Mexico:
8.2%
Median age by place of birth - Ruidoso
Place of birth - Ruidoso White
Place of birth - Ruidoso American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Ruidoso Asian
Place of birth - Ruidoso Other race
Place of birth - Ruidoso Two or more races
Place of birth - Ruidoso White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Ruidoso Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Ruidoso
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Ruidoso
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Ruidoso
Place of birth by age - Ruidoso
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 46.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 21.6%
Females:
Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 45.6%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 17.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (110)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.5% (652)
Unmarried:
58.5% (918)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (3)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 30.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 69.2%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (2)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 67.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 33.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (18)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 62.5%
Now married: 23.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.9%
Females:
Never married: 35.9%
Now married: 19.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.0%
Divorced: 32.1%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
12.5% (9)
Unmarried:
87.5% (63)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 48.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 23.9%
Females:
Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 16.2%
Divorced: 17.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (88)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.8% (493)
Unmarried:
56.2% (633)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 65.0%
Now married: 35.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 38.6%
Now married: 31.3%
Separated: 10.5%
Widowed: 1.4%
Divorced: 18.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (22)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.3% (177)
Unmarried:
61.7% (285)
Ancestries in Ruidoso (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 1,992 (25.9%)
English - 1,153 (15.0%)
German - 1,133 (14.7%)
Irish - 1,035 (13.4%)
United States - 709 (9.2%)
Italian - 228 (3.0%)
French - 211 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 196 (2.5%)
Scottish - 138 (1.8%)
Norwegian - 124 (1.6%)
Dutch - 108 (1.4%)
Swedish - 53 (0.7%)
French Canadian - 52 (0.7%)
Polish - 51 (0.7%)
Russian - 39 (0.5%)
Czech - 35 (0.5%)
Welsh - 30 (0.4%)
Ukrainian - 27 (0.4%)
Danish - 21 (0.3%)
Swiss - 20 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 19 (0.2%)
Greek - 14 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 8 (0.1%)
West Indian - 8 (0.1%)
Arab - 7 (0.09%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 7,025 (86.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 37 (100.0%)
Asian: 15 (100.0%)
Other race: 349 (93.1%)
Two or more races: 236 (66.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,959 (86.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,431 (83.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 661 (8.1%)
Other race: 6 (1.6%)
Two or more races: 16 (4.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 437 (6.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 242 (14.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 198 (2.4%)
Other race: 20 (5.3%)
Two or more races: 7 (2.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 198 (2.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 20 (1.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
7.0%
8.2%