COMPARING TWO PLACES
Crestone vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Crestone, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Crestone is 98% smaller than Alamosa. Alamosa earns more, with a median household income $40,849 higher.
CRESTONEALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population1669,849−98% vs Alamosa
Population density4311,237−805
Population growth11.0%11.7%−0.7 pts
Median age45.031.2+13.8
Male28.5%50.3%−21.8 pts
Female71.5%49.7%+21.8 pts
Foreign-born7.3%6.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.3%38.5%+16.8 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%54.0%−31.2 pts
Asian7.3%1.7%+5.7 pts
Other14.6%4.2%+10.5 pts
Median household income$8,839$49,688−$40,849
Per capita income$22,931$27,208−$4,277
Poverty rate44.7%15.9%+28.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.460+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%33.3%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree15.5%18.0%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.5%61.7%−10.2 pts
Median home value$178,500$225,200−$46,700
Median gross rent$683$837−$154
Owner-occupied67.4%44.3%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%8.5%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households3.4%34.9%−31.5 pts
Average commute18.414.1+4.3
Worked from home45.3%4.3%+41.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured30.1%4.9%+25.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025