COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alamosa vs Trinidad
PLACE A
Alamosa, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Trinidad, Texas
Alamosa is 1044% larger than Trinidad. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -3%).
ALAMOSATRINIDADDIFFERENCE
Total population9,849861+1044% vs Trinidad
Population density1,23758+1,179
Population growth11.7%-2.9%+14.6 pts
Median age31.238.9−7.7
Male50.3%52.0%−1.7 pts
Female49.7%48.0%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born6.8%1.1%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.5%61.7%−23.2 pts
Black1.7%16.9%−15.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.0%10.5%+43.4 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other4.2%10.9%−6.8 pts
Median household income$49,688$50,333−$645
Per capita income$27,208$26,127+$1,081
Poverty rate15.9%21.9%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.458Even
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%16.9%+16.4 pts
Graduate degree18.0%8.1%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%1.7%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation61.7%57.5%+4.2 pts
Median home value$225,200$146,900+$78,300
Median gross rent$837$727+$110
Owner-occupied44.3%67.6%−23.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%15.4%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.9%61.7%−26.8 pts
Average commute14.133.2−19.0
Worked from home4.3%5.1%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%19.9%−15.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025