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Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Village in Otero County, New Mexico · ZIP 88317

  • Otero County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 3 public schools
  • 756 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 371Households
  • $38,428Median household income
  • $200,000Median home value
  • 3Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Cloudcroft

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Population, 2000 to 2020+0.1%
6507007502000: 74920002010: 67420102020: 7502020749750
Population of Cloudcroft at each census
CensusPopulation
2000749
2010674
2020750

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Cloudcroft
Under $50k62.2%
$50k to $100k13.2%
$100k to $150k13.2%
$150k to $200k4%
$200k and over7.3%

Median household income $38,428 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Cloudcroft
Owner occupied
236 units
Renter occupied
135 units
Vacancy rate
63.6%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Cloudcroft compared with its county and state
Cloudcroft compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCloudcroftOtero CountyNew Mexico
Population1,27568,2352,114,768
Median household income$38,428$52,717$62,125
Median age18.936.339.2
Median home value$200,000$149,500$232,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher30.3%21.6%30.2%
Foreign-born residents0.0%10.1%9.2%
Owner-occupied homes63.6%65.0%69.3%
Mean commute to work24.6 minutes22.7 minutes23.2 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Cloudcroft3
Public schools in Cloudcroft, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
CLOUDCROFT ELEMENTARYPublicPre-K–5CLOUDCROFT
CLOUDCROFT MIDDLEPublic6–8CLOUDCROFT
CLOUDCROFT HIGHPublic9–12CLOUDCROFT

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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