Los Alamos County, NM

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2022 Population

19,253

0.438% 1-year growth

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.2

0.723% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$135,801

9.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$412,700

20.3% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Los Alamos County, NM are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.5%), White (Hispanic) (8.17%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.73%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.34%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%).

None of the households in Los Alamos County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Los Alamos County, NM are University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus (87 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Los Alamos County, NM was $412,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Los Alamos County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Alamos County, NM was 2 cars per household.

Los Alamos County, NM borders Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, and Santa Fe County, NM.

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Economy

The economy of Los Alamos County, NM employs 10.3k people. The largest industries in Los Alamos County, NM are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,268 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people), and Public Administration (899 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($122,321), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,339), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($119,018).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2022 Value

± 761

0.0876%

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Alamos County, NM, are Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (2,120 people), Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1,169 people), and Management Occupations (1,051 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Alamos County, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k

2022 Value

± 761

0.0876%

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Alamos County, NM, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,268 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people), and Public Administration (899 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Alamos County, NM, though some of these residents may live in Los Alamos County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($178,894), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($132,065), and Public Administration ($103,895).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,066), Public Administration ($74,641), and Information ($50,515).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

37
Other Services (except Public Administration)
32
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
31
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Los Alamos County, NM went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 61.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.93%).

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (61.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.93%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Los Alamos County, NM for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Mexico

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Martin Heinrich

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ben Ray Luján

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Mexico over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Mexico

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Mexico have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Los Alamos County, NM awarded 87 degrees. The student population of Los Alamos County, NM in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 471 male students and 538 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Los Alamos County, NM are Hispanic or Latino (42 and 48.8%), followed by White (35 and 40.7%), Two or More Races (3 and 3.49%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (3 and 3.49%).

The largest universities in Los Alamos County, NM by number of degrees awarded are University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus (87 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Los Alamos County, NM are Liberal Arts & Sciences (22 and 25.3%), General Business Administration & Management (17 and 19.5%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (14 and 16.1%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Alamos County, NM was $412,700 in 2022, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $343,100 to $412,700, a 20.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Alamos County, NM is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Los Alamos County, NM have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Alamos County, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$412,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$20,065

N/A

Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Los Alamos County, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Alamos County, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Los Alamos County, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Los Alamos County, NM colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$135,801

Median Household Income

± $8,616

8.15k

Number of Households

± 613

The following chart displays the households in Los Alamos County, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Alamos County, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2022, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.44% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Worked At Home (11.8%)
Carpooled (6.61%)

In 2022, 75.2% of workers in Los Alamos County, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Alamos County, NM have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.17% of the workforce in Los Alamos County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Los Alamos County, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Los Alamos County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Alamos County, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Alamos County, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.6% of the population of Los Alamos County, NM has health coverage, with 67.1% on employee plans, 5.36% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.608% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Los Alamos County, NM see 671 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.449% increase from the previous year (668 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1074 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 387 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

671 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Alamos County, NM

Primary care physicians in Los Alamos County, NM see an average of 671 patients per year. This represents a 0.449% increase from the previous year (668 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Los Alamos County, NM in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.43%

Uninsured

67.1%

Employer Coverage

5.36%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.608%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Alamos County, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.