COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jansen vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Jansen, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Jansen is 99% smaller than Alamosa. Alamosa earns more, with a median household income $16,446 higher. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -10%).
JANSENALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population819,849−99% vs Alamosa
Population density691,237−1,167
Population growth-9.8%11.7%−21.5 pts
Median age71.631.2+40.4
Male77.8%50.3%+27.5 pts
Female22.2%49.7%−27.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.8%38.5%−2.7 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.2%54.0%+10.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income$33,242$49,688−$16,446
Per capita income$24,227$27,208−$2,981
Poverty rate35.8%15.9%+19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%33.3%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%18.0%−18.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation13.6%61.7%−48.1 pts
Median home value$132,400$225,200−$92,800
Median gross rent–$837–
Owner-occupied100.0%44.3%+55.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%34.9%+65.1 pts
Average commute–14.1–
Worked from home0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.1%4.9%+6.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024