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Colorado City, CO vs Ruidoso, NM

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- Ruidoso is 0% more densely populated than Colorado City.
- People are 6.6% more likely to be married in Ruidoso.
- The Median Age is 13.6 years older in Ruidoso.
 Colorado City, CORuidoso, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,636329,725,481
 Female Population55.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock50.638.4
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 Population - 20101,384  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,698285,036,114
 Population - 19901,149  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now109.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock475.193.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colorado City, CORuidoso, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Colorado City, CORuidoso, NMUnited States
 White70.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock32.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colorado City, CORuidoso, NMUnited States
 Married Population50.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.7%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households820  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,06480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households249  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Colorado City    3 Reviews
Katie · Colorado City, CO
Why you should move here
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 12 years and it’s amazing. You get lots of snow days and we’ve had 3 in a row so far(yay no school right???) it’s truly beautiful here and the  More

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Albert · Aurora, CO
Translation Excellence Inc.
Over 10 years ago

Translation Excellence Inc is a full service language agency providing translation, interpretation, interpretation equipment, and language  More

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Dan · Colorado Springs, CO
Decent Weather
Over 18 years ago

Nice weather. Middle of may and temps in the mid 70's, rains in the afternoons and cools things  More

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Reviews for Ruidoso    12 Reviews
Miriam · Ruidoso Downs, NM
Love It!
Over 3 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Miriam · Ruidoso Downs, NM
Lovely scenery
Over 3 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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William · Houston, TX
Amazing, don't be a “rude Texan”
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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