Editing Ruidoso, New Mexico (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 806
|1960= 1557
|1970= 2216
|1980= 4260
|1990= 4600
|2000= 7698
|2010= 8029
|2020= 7679
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[[File:Racing at Ruidoso Downs.jpg|thumb|Horse racing at Ruidoso Downs]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ruidosovillagenewmexico|title=QuickFacts|work=US Census}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,868 people, 3,434 households, and 2,232 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|538.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,584 housing units at an average density of {{convert|530.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 80.57 percent [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29 percent [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.38 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.44 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.05 percent from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.21 percent of the population.

There were 3,434 households, out of which 23.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2 percent were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0 percent were non-families. 29.8 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.5 percent under the age of 18, 5.8 percent from 18 to 24, 21.9 percent from 25 to 44, 30.1 percent from 45 to 64, and 21.6 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,107, and the median income for a family was $44,846. Males had a median income of $30,452 versus $21,974 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,721. About 2.5 percent of families and 4.9 percent of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.5 percent of those under age 18 and 5.8 percent of those age 65 or over.