COMPARING TWO PLACES
High Rolls vs Alamogordo
PLACE A
High Rolls, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Alamogordo, New Mexico
High Rolls is 96% smaller than Alamogordo. High Rolls earns more, with a median household income $30,423 higher.
HIGH ROLLSALAMOGORDODIFFERENCE
Total population1,31331,906−96% vs Alamogordo
Population density851,479−1,394
Population growth3.4%1.6%+1.7 pts
Median age47.537.1+10.4
Male50.4%53.6%−3.2 pts
Female49.6%46.4%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.9%5.9%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%53.3%+13.7 pts
Black0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.3%32.4%−7.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other7.8%6.2%+1.6 pts
Median household income$86,375$55,952+$30,423
Per capita income$30,232$32,590−$2,358
Poverty rate0.8%16.6%−15.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2460.421−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%25.5%+15.2 pts
Graduate degree31.2%9.9%+21.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Labor force participation30.2%59.2%−29.0 pts
Median home value$257,600$172,900+$84,700
Median gross rent$763$902−$139
Owner-occupied98.0%61.6%+36.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%14.7%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.9%−46.9 pts
Average commute19.617.9+1.7
Worked from home4.4%7.3%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured14.2%5.5%+8.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024