COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silver Cliff vs Alamosa
PLACE A
Silver Cliff, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Alamosa, Colorado
Silver Cliff is 93% smaller than Alamosa. Alamosa earns more, with a median household income $16,688 higher. Alamosa has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 4%).
SILVER CLIFFALAMOSADIFFERENCE
Total population7139,849−93% vs Alamosa
Population density461,237−1,190
Population growth3.7%11.7%−7.9 pts
Median age48.931.2+17.7
Male54.8%50.3%+4.5 pts
Female45.2%49.7%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%6.8%−6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.7%38.5%+52.2 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%54.0%−50.3 pts
Asian0.7%1.7%−1.0 pts
Other4.9%4.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$33,000$49,688−$16,688
Per capita income$20,413$27,208−$6,795
Poverty rate20.2%15.9%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%33.3%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree8.8%18.0%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.4%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation38.5%61.7%−23.1 pts
Median home value$268,500$225,200+$43,300
Median gross rent$969$837+$132
Owner-occupied58.0%44.3%+13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%8.5%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%34.9%+21.4 pts
Average commute17.614.1+3.5
Worked from home12.4%4.3%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025