CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alamogordo

New Mexico · 27,596 residents · 21.6 sq mi

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With 27,596 people, Alamogordo is a city in New Mexico. The typical home is worth $57,700. The population has fallen 22% since 2000. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. Households take in $24,579 at the median, 18% less than the US figure. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,596

−22%vs 2000

vs 35,582 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(2,361)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(2,028)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,307)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,864)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(2,031)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(5,048)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,045)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(2,567)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,438)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(1,835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(843)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,579

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,928 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,255

−23%vs 2000

vs $14,662 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,700

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$364

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.8%(20,570)

Black5.3%(1,882)

Hispanic / Latino32%(11,383)

Asian1.4%(515)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83%(22,916)

Black6.1%(1,674)

Hispanic / Latino24.6%(6,789)

Asian1.9%(535)

Other9%(2,471)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican24.7%(7,743)

Spaniard3.5%(1,090)

South American0.3%(99)

Puerto Rican0.3%(87)

Venezuelan0.2%(77)

Dominican0.2%(51)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Peruvian0%(13)

Chilean0%(9)

Central American0%(6)

Costa Rican0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(404)

Chinese0.3%(100)

Korean0.3%(96)

Thai0.1%(40)

Hmong0.1%(38)

Vietnamese0.1%(36)

Japanese0.1%(21)

Asian Indian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(82)

Fijian0.1%(39)

Chamorro0.1%(33)

Ancestry

English12.2%(3,813)

German11.5%(3,614)

Irish10.1%(3,167)

Italian3.4%(1,066)

Scottish3.4%(1,066)

American3.3%(1,020)

French1.4%(427)

Dutch1%(326)

Swedish1%(304)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(245)

Polish0.7%(227)

Arab0.7%(224)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.7%(219)

Norwegian0.6%(194)

British0.5%(144)

Czech0.4%(134)

Portuguese0.4%(115)

Welsh0.3%(83)

Russian0.3%(81)

Subsaharan African0.2%(70)

Finnish0.2%(69)

Hungarian0.1%(46)

Swiss0.1%(41)

Danish0.1%(36)

West Indian0.1%(33)

Belgian0.1%(31)

Ukrainian0.1%(31)

Nigerian0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Croatian0%(15)

Greek0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(11)

Slovak0%(6)

Moroccan0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.2%(5,422)

Married44.2%(6,115)

Widowed2.1%(291)

Divorced14.5%(2,007)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(3,080)

Married48.9%(5,749)

Widowed9.3%(1,091)

Divorced15.7%(1,843)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41%(1,713)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(1,217)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.9%(1,248)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(261)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(55)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,179 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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