Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,597
Male Share of the Population	37.5%
Female Share of the Population	62.5%
Senior Citizens	11.9%
Employed Population 16+	1,025
Age of the Population	32

Families

% of people married	37.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.5%
Median Earnings25+	$24,093
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$14,524
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,176

Wealth

Median Family Income	$0
% Above Poverty Level	65.2%
% Below Poverty Level	34.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	5.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.1%
Median Gross Rent	$525
Median House Value	$124,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	69.8%
German	6.6%
Irish	4.4%
English	2.2%
Scottish	2%
Italian	0.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Dutch	0.3%
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Ruidoso Downs Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lincoln County
Standard Zip Codes	88346
Phone Area Codes	575
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	33.33
Approximate Longitude	-105.6

Ruidoso Downs Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RUIDOSO
Distance	4.6 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 50 F
Apr Temp	30 to 65 F
Jul Temp	49 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 67 F
Annual Precip	22.7 inches

Station	CARRIZOZO 1 SW
Distance	27.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 52 F
Apr Temp	37 to 73 F
Jul Temp	59 to 91 F
Oct Temp	39 to 73 F
Annual Precip	13.5 inches

Station	CLOUDCROFT
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 41 F
Apr Temp	28 to 57 F
Jul Temp	46 to 71 F
Oct Temp	31 to 59 F
Annual Precip	28.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Capitan	1,441	$46,250
Ruidoso	7,757	$56,012

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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