COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ensenada vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Ensenada, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Ensenada is 98% smaller than Alamosa. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 0%).
ENSENADAALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population2259,849−98% vs Alamosa
Population density1541,237−1,082
Population growth0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Median age21.631.2−9.6
Male20.0%50.3%−30.3 pts
Female80.0%49.7%+30.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%38.5%−38.5 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%54.0%+46.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income–$49,688–
Per capita income$34,312$27,208+$7,104
Poverty rate0.0%15.9%−15.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%33.3%−33.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%18.0%−18.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation38.2%61.7%−23.5 pts
Median home value–$225,200–
Median gross rent–$837–
Owner-occupied100.0%44.3%+55.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households–34.9%–
Average commute20.014.1+5.9
Worked from home0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024