Ruidoso Downs city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ruidoso Downs city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
26.0%
2023
20.7%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-20.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.0% | — |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -3.7 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.2 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +7.4 pp (31.5%) |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -10.2 pp (-33%) |