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Ruidoso Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Ruidoso Area is $24,960, which is higher than the state average of $23,749 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Ruidoso Area median household income is $44,149. On average Ruidoso Area residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #302

Ruidoso Area	24,960 USD
New Mexico	23,749 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	22,467 USD
New Mexico	26,259 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	26,569 USD
New Mexico	30,679 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	19,123 USD
New Mexico	22,042 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #517

Ruidoso Area	44,149 USD
New Mexico	44,886 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	56,845 USD
New Mexico	61,477 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ruidoso Area	0.16%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ruidoso Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ruidoso Area		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.43%	$16,144, see rank	19.08%	$16,438	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	42.65%	$17,756, see rank	29.67%	$15,521	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.80%	$2,232, see rank	2.65%	$3,304	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	23.45%	$25,758, see rank	19.12%	$25,768	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	51,875 USD
New Mexico	54,221 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ruidoso Area	67,047 USD
New Mexico	70,760 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$45,031, see rank	$47,625	$56,203
Hispanic	$32,158, see rank	$37,004	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$48,109, see rank	$33,913	$37,469
One Race, Other	$29,965, see rank	$36,232	$40,405
Two or More Races	$44,153, see rank	$40,370	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$11,458, see rank	$23,845	$25,955
25 to 44	$45,000, see rank	$47,095	$58,073
45 to 64	$49,607, see rank	$54,143	$64,486
65 or over	$39,620, see rank	$35,293	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,082, see rank	1,597,923	243,810,053
Male¹	8,300, 48.59%, see rank	48.96%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,120, 61.69%, see rank	66.26%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.96%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	5,120, 61.69%, see rank	65.30%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,710, 91.99%, see rank	90.25%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	410, 8.01%, see rank	9.75%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,180, 38.31%, see rank	33.74%	29.80%
Female¹	8,782, 51.41%, see rank	51.04%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,768, 54.29%, see rank	56.56%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,768, 54.29%, see rank	56.39%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,309, 90.37%, see rank	91.64%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	459, 9.63%, see rank	8.36%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,014, 45.71%, see rank	43.44%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,729, 100%	873,552	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,970, 68.39%, see rank	78.41%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,461, 16.74%, see rank	11.34%	10.03%
Public Transportation	14, 0.16%, see rank	1.07%	4.98%
Walked	388, 4.44%, see rank	2.35%	2.82%
Other Means	44, 0.50%, see rank	1.88%	1.76%
Worked at Home	852, 9.76%, see rank	4.94%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ruidoso Area	17.6 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,019	882,461	141,996,548
Male¹	4,710, 52.22%, see rank	52.25%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,522, 32.31%, see rank	31.43%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,200, 25.48%, see rank	16.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	565, 12.00%, see rank	15.74%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	144, 3.06%, see rank	1.85%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	584, 12.40%, see rank	13.27%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	373, 7.92%, see rank	14.16%	17.87%
Female¹	4,309, 47.78%, see rank	47.75%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,359, 31.54%, see rank	39.07%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,298, 30.12%, see rank	23.51%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,421, 32.98%, see rank	32.65%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.19%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 0.97%, see rank	0.41%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157, 3.64%, see rank	3.73%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ruidoso Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,019, 100%	882,461	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	446, 4.95%, see rank	4.47%	1.90%
Construction	753, 8.35%, see rank	7.56%	6.49%
Manufacturing	92, 1.02%, see rank	5.14%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	59, 0.65%, see rank	2.14%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,124, 12.46%, see rank	11.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	383, 4.25%, see rank	4.42%	5.00%
Information	200, 2.22%, see rank	1.70%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	588, 6.52%, see rank	4.72%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	495, 5.49%, see rank	10.84%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,640, 18.18%, see rank	24.78%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,983, 21.99%, see rank	10.55%	9.18%
Public Administration	678, 7.52%, see rank	7.69%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	578, 6.41%, see rank	4.69%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ruidoso Area	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,975	14.73%, see rank	19.52%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	503	9.25%, see rank	14.88%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.