COMPARING TWO PLACES
Center vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Center, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Center is 47% smaller than Alamosa. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 1%).
CENTERALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population5,2469,849−47% vs Alamosa
Population density6571,237−580
Population growth0.5%11.7%−11.1 pts
Median age33.331.2+2.1
Male48.2%50.3%−2.0 pts
Female51.8%49.7%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born8.7%6.8%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.7%38.5%−0.8 pts
Black29.8%1.7%+28.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.1%54.0%−28.9 pts
Asian0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Other7.1%4.2%+3.0 pts
Median household income$48,293$49,688−$1,395
Per capita income$21,106$27,208−$6,102
Poverty rate26.1%15.9%+10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5020.460+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%33.3%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree4.2%18.0%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%4.4%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation58.0%61.7%−3.7 pts
Median home value$83,300$225,200−$141,900
Median gross rent$823$837−$14
Owner-occupied56.5%44.3%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%8.5%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%34.9%−7.9 pts
Average commute16.214.1+2.1
Worked from home1.9%4.3%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured26.0%4.9%+21.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025