88338 Zip Code (Ruidoso, NM) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 180
Zip code population in 2010: 189
Zip code population in 2000: 51

Houses and condos: 109
Renter-occupied apartments: 38
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 88338: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 100.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 88338:

• High school or higher: 74.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 145.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 88338:

• Never married: 9.4%
• Now married: 79.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 11.1%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 16189.4%White
  • 1910.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 88338, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,278 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,278
State:	$39,572

Salary/wage: $19,837 (reported on 59.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,837
State:	$34,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $10k, 103.3% for AGIs $10k-25k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,167 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,167
New Mexico:	$1,873

Taxable dividends: $1,750 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$3,554

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,450 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,450
State:	+$10,425

Total itemized deductions: $16,400 (20% of AGI, reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,400
State:	$18,103

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,800 (2% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$3,246

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $5,717 (reported on 73.6% of returns)

88338:	$5,717
State:	$6,237

Earned income credit: $800 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.4%

Here:	51%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 88.2% for AGIs $10k-25k)

Nearest zip codes: 88348, 88324, 88323, 88346, 88336, 88355.
Ruidoso Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 71

Housing units in zip code 88338 with a mortgage: 41

• Zip code 88338 household income distribution in 2022

• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$50,000 to $59,999
• 38$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 88338

• 20$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $400,115.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $46,970

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $208,098

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $230,968

Here:	$230,968
State:	$322,045

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 91
• Mobile homes: 18

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 88338

• 4115 to 19 minutes
• 2535 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 180

• Male householders: 70 (60 living alone), Female householders: 42 (0 living alone)

• 55 spouses (55 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 40 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person

15 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

92.3% of residents of 88338 zip code speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - GCP2 CRUSHER 2 (3.1 ML FROM CARRIZOZO in LINCOLN, NM)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: JAMES HAMILTON CONST - GCP2 CRUSHER 2

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 30.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 27.0%

Population in 1990: 150.

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

• This state: 58
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 52
• South: 28

82% of the 88338 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

100% of the 88338 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ELLIS STORE COUNTRY INN (US HWY 380 in LINCOLN, NM; small business)

  $4,276 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-10-05.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 88338 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Paul	3	78.7 years
Margarita	2	76.0 years
John	2	75.0 years
Lucille	2	87.0 years
William	2	56.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 88338 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Griego	3	76.6 years
Maes	3	89.0 years
Garcia	2	84.5 years
Leyba	2	83.5 years
Locke	2	83.0 years
Perry	2	62.0 years
Pfingsten	2	81.0 years
Phillips	2	74.5 years
Richey	2	85.0 years