What is the population of Ruidoso village?

Ruidoso village has 7,701 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #31 of 527 in New Mexico.

What is the median household income in Ruidoso village?

Median household income in Ruidoso village is $50,259 a year, 36% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ruidoso village?

Median gross rent is $924 a month and the median home value is $229,100, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.

Is Ruidoso village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ruidoso village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Ruidoso, NM population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ruidoso, New Mexico (Ruidoso, NM — Census place “Ruidoso village”) is 7,701 residents, ranking #31 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $50,259, the median home is worth $229,100 and median gross rent runs $924 a month. Looking for the Ruidoso New Mexico ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Ruidoso, NM: 88345, 88355.

Population: 7,701Ruidoso village residents
Median household income: $50,259Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $229,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $924Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.6%Owner-occupied households

Ruidoso ZIP codes (New Mexico)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ruidoso.

The Ruidoso NM ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Ruidoso village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ruidoso village median would spend about 22.1% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 69.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ruidoso village, NM in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ruidoso village is a mid-size town in New Mexico, with 7,701 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #31 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 44.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Ruidoso village earn a median of $50,259 a year, 36% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ruidoso village is valued at $229,100, 24.5% below the national figure and 21% above the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $924 a month, 34.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,088 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 69.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ruidoso village?: Ruidoso village has 7,701 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #31 of 527 in New Mexico.
What is the median household income in Ruidoso village?: Median household income in Ruidoso village is $50,259 a year, 36% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ruidoso village?: Median gross rent is $924 a month and the median home value is $229,100, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
Is Ruidoso village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ruidoso village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ruidoso village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.