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Moving to Cloudcroft, New Mexico

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Population: 749. Estimated population in July 2024: 764 (+2.0% change)
Males: 371 (49.5%), Females: 378 (50.5%)

Otero County

Zip code: 88317

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $40,795
Median house value: $119,300

Population by Race

Races in Cloudcroft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.8%)
  • Hispanic (15.5%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (25.0%), German (19.4%), Irish (17.4%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), French Canadian (2.9%).

Elevation: 8663 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cloudcroft

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cloudcroft village

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

5.5% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +139 (+22.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cloudcroft:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cloudcroft:

  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 26 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: HMN)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; Abbreviation: SRR)
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 88 miles; ROSWELL, NM; Abbreviation: ROW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cloudcroft:

  • ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 19 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: ALM)
  • CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 48 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; Abbreviation: Q37)
  • DELL CITY MUNI (about 80 miles; DELL CITY, TX; Abbreviation: 2E5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cloudcroft:

  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 85 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 85 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 98 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 158 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 159 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 162 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)

Schools

Public high school in Cloudcroft:

  • CLOUDCROFT HIGH (Students: 180; Location: 10 SWALLOW; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cloudcroft:

  • CLOUDCROFT ELEM (Students: 136; Location: 800 JAMES CANYON HWY; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE (Students: 120; Location: 800 JAMES CANYON HWY; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Cloudcroft:

  • MICHAEL NIVISON LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,000; Location: 90 SWALLOW PLACE; 9,955 books; 262 audio materials; 48 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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