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Population (year 2000): 7,698. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,812 (+14.5% change)
Males: 3,653 (47.5%), Females: 4,045 (52.5%)
Lincoln County
Zip codes:
88345.
Median resident age: 46.2 years
Median household income: $37,107 (year 2000)
Median house value: $113,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ruidoso:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
- Hispanic (18.2%)
- Other race (7.4%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (15.0%), German (14.7%),
Irish (13.4%), United States (9.2%), Italian (3.0%), French
(2.7%).
Elevation: 6720 feet
Land area: 14.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ruidoso
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ruidoso village
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 15.4%
7.0% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,062 (+66.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Ruidoso:
- LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (211 SUDDERTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ruidoso:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
- GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 41
miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER (about 78 miles;
ROSWELL, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ruidoso:
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; RUIDOSO, NM;
ID: SRR)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 46 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 80 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruidoso:
- CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 26 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; ID:
Q37)
- ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 42 miles;
ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: ALM)
- ARTESIA MUNI (about 90 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)
College/University in Ruidoso:
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-RUIDOSO
(Full-time enrollment: 268; Location: 709 MECHEM DR;
Public; Website: www.ruidoso.enmu.edu/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ruidoso:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 105
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 105
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 123 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 137
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
137 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
140 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Public high school in Ruidoso:
- RUIDOSO HIGH (Students: 710; Location: 125
WARRIOR DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ruidoso:
- WHITE MOUNTAIN INTR (Students: 400; Location:
201 WHITE MTN. DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- RUIDOSO MIDDLE (Students: 397; Location: 100
REESE DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEM (Students: 341; Location:
203 WHITE MTN. DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 04)
- SIERRA VISTA PRIM. (Students: 303; Location:
199 WHITE MTN. DRIVE; Grades: 01 - 02)
- NOB HILL ELEM (Students: 216; Location: 100
SUTTON DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- GAVILAN CANYON (Students: 13; Location: 819
GAVILAN CANYON R; Grades: 04 - 12)
Library in Ruidoso:
- RUIDOSO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$301,469; Location: 107 KANSAS CITY ROAD; 54,150 books;
3,250 audio materials; 132 serial subscriptions)
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