Another notable thing is that Ruidoso is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the village experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller village.
Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ruidoso is worth considering.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.19 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Ruidoso citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.95% of adults in Ruidoso have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ruidoso in 2022 was $32,998, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,992 for a family of four. However, Ruidoso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ruidoso is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ruidoso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruidoso residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Ruidoso also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.28% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ruidoso include Irish, German, English, French, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Ruidoso is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
