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Ruidoso, NM Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ruidoso is $25,965, which is higher than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ruidoso median household income is $46,488, which has grown by 25.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.74% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ruidoso residents spend 15.6 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 25.7 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, #99

Ruidoso, NM	25,965 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	25,511 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	35,106 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	18,722 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #115

Ruidoso, NM	46,488 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	56,094 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #123

Ruidoso, NM	25.28%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

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, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.81%	$16,745, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.53%	$17,840, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.47%	$1,041, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.10%	$28,606, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	54,253 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	66,119 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ruidoso, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$47,004, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Hispanic	$46,341, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,880, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$29,844, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,833, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ruidoso, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
25 to 44	$51,083, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,750, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$39,960, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ruidoso, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,518, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	3,134, 48.08%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,937, 61.81%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,937, 61.81%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,838, 94.89%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	99, 5.11%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,197, 38.19%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	3,384, 51.92%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,643, 48.55%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,643, 48.55%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,407, 85.64%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	236, 14.36%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,741, 51.45%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ruidoso, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,148, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,338, 74.27%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	566, 17.98%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	106, 3.37%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	26, 0.83%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	112, 3.56%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ruidoso, NM	15.6 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ruidoso, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,245	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	1,838, 56.64%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	685, 37.27%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	538, 29.27%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	148, 8.05%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.71%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	137, 7.45%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	199, 10.83%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	1,407, 43.36%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	539, 38.31%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	439, 31.20%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	378, 26.87%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 1.21%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

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, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,245, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	124, 3.82%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	144, 4.44%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	39, 1.20%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	418, 12.88%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	153, 4.71%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	111, 3.42%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	215, 6.63%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	173, 5.33%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	782, 24.10%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	860, 26.50%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	74, 2.28%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	152, 4.68%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ruidoso, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,032	13.00%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	197	9.79%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.