Ruidoso, NM Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ruidoso, NM Micro Area'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
10.4%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.3 pp (-41.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +1.9 pp (31.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +2.6 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.0 pp (-9.6%) |