Alamogordo, NM

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
68,816
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.4
0.275% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.3%
3.44% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,876
5.99% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$162,700
8.83% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
24,213
0.736% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alamogordo, 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.

94.4% of the residents in Alamogordo, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alamogordo, NM are New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (86 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Alamogordo, NM was $162,700, and the homeownership rate was 67%.

Most people in Alamogordo, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Alamogordo, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Alamogordo, NM is home to a population of 68.8k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.51% of Alamogordo, NM residents were born outside of the country (6.54k people).

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.3k people) in Alamogordo, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.12k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%
2024 Citizenship
94%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.4% of Alamogordo, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alamogordo, NM was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alamogordo, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    31.3k ± 391
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    12.2k ± 1.44k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    7.12k ± 1.19k
39.6%
Hispanic Population
27.3k people

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.3k people) in Alamogordo, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.12k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.6% of the people in Alamogordo, NM are hispanic (27.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alamogordo, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.51%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6.54k people
9.99%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6.82k people

As of 2024, 9.51% of Alamogordo, NM residents (6.54k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alamogordo, NM was 9.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,725 ± 438
  2. Vietnam
    1,973 ± 295
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,113 ± 238

Alamogordo, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alamogordo, NM employs 24.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alamogordo, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,753 people), Retail Trade (3,047 people), and Construction (2,670 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,500), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,972), and Information ($58,424).

Employment

Occupations

24.2k
2024 Value
± 1,374
0.736%
1 Year growth
± 8.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alamogordo, NM grew at a rate of 0.736%, from 24k employees to 24.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alamogordo, NM, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,608 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,505 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alamogordo, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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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

24.2k
2024 Value
± 1,374
0.736%
1 Year growth
± 8.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alamogordo, NM grew at a rate of 0.736%, from 24k employees to 24.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alamogordo, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,753 people), Retail Trade (3,047 people), and Construction (2,670 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alamogordo, NM, though some of these residents may live in Alamogordo, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,250
Median earning men ± $2,816
$32,593
Median earning women ± $2,320

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,589), Information ($60,944), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,092).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,510), Public Administration ($49,091), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,542).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 75
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 67
    Construction
  3. 56
    Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $164k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $75.5k
    Retail Trade
  3. $55.1k
    Accommodation and Food Services

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Education

In 2023, universities in Alamogordo, NM awarded 86 degrees. The student population of Alamogordo, NM in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 373 male students and 715 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alamogordo, NM are Hispanic or Latino (39 and 45.3%), White (33 and 38.4%), Asian (5 and 5.81%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (4 and 4.65%).

The largest universities in Alamogordo, NM by number of degrees awarded are New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (86 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Alamogordo, NM are General Studies (12 and 14%), General Health Services (11 and 12.8%), and Paralegal (10 and 11.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,088 students enrolled in Alamogordo, NM, 34.3% men and 65.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 543 records, of which 66.9% were women and 33.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Education
    6 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    12 degrees awarded
  3. General Health Services
    11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Alamogordo, NM was General Education with 6 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Alamogordo, NM according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
86 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Mexico State University-Alamogordo with 86 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 32 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alamogordo, NM, which is 0.593 times less than the 54 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 39 degrees mean that there were 1.18 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 33 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,328) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($672) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alamogordo, NM was $162,700 in 2024, which is 0.489 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $149,500 to $162,700, a 8.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Alamogordo, NM is 67%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alamogordo, NM have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alamogordo, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$162,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,486
$16,400
Median Property Taxes
±$968

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 Alamogordo, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

67%
Homeownership
2024
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67% of the housing units in Alamogordo, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,876
Median Household Income
± $2,502
24.5k
Number of Households
± 1,267

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.5k households in Alamogordo, NM grew to $55,876 from the previous year's value of $52,717.

The following chart displays the households in Alamogordo, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alamogordo, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
  2. Carpooled (11.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.67%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Alamogordo, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (6.67%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alamogordo, NM have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.29% of the workforce in Alamogordo, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alamogordo, NM (12.6k out of 65.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alamogordo, NM is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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Health

89.9% of the population of Alamogordo, NM has health coverage, with 22.4% on employee plans, 29.3% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 9.74% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,344 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Mexico

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see an average of 1,344 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Mexico in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.1%
Uninsured
22.4%
Employer Coverage
29.3%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
17.2%
Non-Group
9.74%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alamogordo, NM grew by 12.2% from 8.98% to 10.1%.

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