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Population (year 2000): 1,824. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,972 (+8.1% change)
Males: 893 (49.0%), Females: 931 (51.0%)
Lincoln County
Zip code:
88346
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $29,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ruidoso Downs:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.4%)
- Hispanic (43.7%)
- Other race (24.5%)
- American Indian (4.5%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (11.4%), English (8.6%),
German (7.0%), United States (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French
(1.6%).
Elevation: 6420 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ruidoso Downs
- High school or higher: 73.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ruidoso Downs village
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 18.6%
14.4% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +907 (+98.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ruidoso Downs:
- LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
RUIDOSO, NM)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
- GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 43
miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ruidoso Downs:
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 10 miles; RUIDOSO, NM;
ID: SRR)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 49 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 75 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruidoso Downs:
- CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 29 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; ID:
Q37)
- ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 44 miles;
ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: ALM)
- ARTESIA MUNI (about 85 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ruidoso Downs:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 108
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 108
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 125 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
140 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 140
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
143 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Private primary/middle school in Ruidoso Downs:
- RUIDOSO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 66;
Location: BOX 606; Grades: PK - 1)
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