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Ruidoso Downs, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruidoso Downs, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,132. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RUIDOSO-DOWNS-NM · Ruidoso Downs, NM 1 ZIPs · 3,132 pop · #24600/25278 · Lincoln County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $33,594
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24600/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Carrizozo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,132
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,700

Nearest income peer: Carrizozo, NM (+ $10,306 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ruidoso Downs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruidoso Downs on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruidoso Downs, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,132
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,594
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($33,594 average) · poverty 36.5%. The primary code (88346) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $953 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Mexico, Hanover is the closest lower-income city and Church Rock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruidoso Downs.

Population concentration

Ruidoso Downs's single ZIP 88346 carries the town

Ruidoso Downs is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88346 is the entire residential footprint (3,132 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ruidoso Downs's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 74 establishments, 816 employees , annual payroll $32,271k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88346 (74 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ruidoso Downs, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruidoso Downs. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Lincoln County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso, Alto and Capitan among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. San Patricio marks the far end of that range at $86,985, 159% above Ruidoso Downs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88346 3,132 $33,594 74 20
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Ruidoso Downs roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ruidoso Downs, .