COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alamogordo vs Clovis
PLACE A
Alamogordo, NM
VS
PLACE B
Clovis, NM
Alamogordo is 8% larger than Clovis. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Alamogordo has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
ALAMOGORDOCLOVISDIFFERENCE
Total population70,36865,270+8% vs Clovis
Population density1117−6
Population growth6.3%-0.9%+7.2 pts
Median age36.432.0+4.4
Male52.7%50.8%+2.0 pts
Female47.3%49.2%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born9.7%9.5%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.5%44.5%+1.0 pts
Black3.5%3.7%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.6%45.6%−6.0 pts
Asian1.5%1.1%+0.3 pts
Other9.9%5.0%+4.9 pts
Median household income$55,876$55,994−$118
Per capita income$29,760$28,575+$1,185
Poverty rate19.3%20.9%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.459−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%22.7%+0.0 pts
Graduate degree7.6%9.7%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%7.4%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation56.0%63.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$162,700$161,134+$1,566
Median gross rent$962$988−$26
Owner-occupied67.0%62.1%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%13.2%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%43.4%−1.7 pts
Average commute22.116.2+5.9
Worked from home6.7%3.9%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured10.1%10.4%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025