COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hooper vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Hooper, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Hooper and Alamosa are close in size. Hooper earns more, with a median household income $63,645 higher. Hooper has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 12%).
HOOPERALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population9,7419,849−1% vs Alamosa
Population density2061,237−1,031
Population growth25.9%11.7%+14.2 pts
Median age36.031.2+4.8
Male49.3%50.3%−1.0 pts
Female50.7%49.7%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born2.0%6.8%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%38.5%+48.3 pts
Black0.3%1.7%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%54.0%−45.1 pts
Asian0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Other3.7%4.2%−0.4 pts
Median household income$113,333$49,688+$63,645
Per capita income$39,931$27,208+$12,723
Poverty rate4.4%15.9%−11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%33.3%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree10.2%18.0%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%4.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation69.0%61.7%+7.3 pts
Median home value$628,500$225,200+$403,300
Median gross rent$2,269$837+$1,432
Owner-occupied96.3%44.3%+51.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%8.5%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.6%34.9%+17.7 pts
Average commute24.014.1+9.8
Worked from home16.9%4.3%+12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025