New Mexico · Census place 65280
Ruidoso Downs city, NM
Quick answer
Ruidoso Downs city has 2,629 residents, ranking #70 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $31,413, the median home is worth $55,400 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 2,629Ruidoso Downs city residents
- Median household income
- $31,413Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $55,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ruidoso Downs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ruidoso Downs city median would spend about 31.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.1% of residents and 69.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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