MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Alamosa Micro

Alamosa, CO · 3 counties · 24,260 residents · 3,238 sq mi

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Alamosa is home to 24,260 people. The poverty rate is 28.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,675. Median household income is $17,450, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $257 a month. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,260

−10%vs 2000

vs 27,029 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

7 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 8 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,238 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,914)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(2,402)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(2,024)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,117)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(1,909)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,543)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(3,292)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,327)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,908)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,616)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(915)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(293)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,450

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,642 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,187

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,527 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.9%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,675

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,406 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

30.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46%(12,420)

Black0.5%(136)

Hispanic / Latino50.4%(13,622)

Asian0.6%(154)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(20,261)

Black0.4%(93)

Hispanic / Latino50%(12,118)

Asian0.6%(156)

Other15.5%(3,750)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.8%(7,982)

Spaniard5.3%(1,478)

Central American2.2%(600)

Guatemalan2.2%(539)

Puerto Rican0.7%(191)

South American0.3%(71)

Colombian0.7%(52)

Honduran0.2%(19)

Ecuadorian0.2%(14)

Cuban0%(4)

Peruvian0%(4)

Dominican0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(96)

Japanese0.3%(64)

Thai0.2%(46)

Vietnamese0.2%(43)

Korean0%(4)

Filipino0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(75)

Ancestry

German12.4%(3,425)

English9.2%(2,554)

Irish8.8%(2,441)

Italian3%(825)

American2.4%(665)

Portuguese1.7%(473)

Scottish1.5%(403)

Dutch1.3%(373)

French1.3%(372)

Danish1.3%(354)

Norwegian1.1%(298)

Swedish1.1%(297)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.1%(296)

Arab1.1%(272)

British0.8%(183)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(181)

Lebanese0.5%(125)

Welsh0.4%(114)

Austrian0.4%(108)

Swiss0.3%(96)

Syrian0.5%(81)

Lithuanian0.5%(81)

West Indian0.3%(69)

Subsaharan African0.2%(68)

Greek0.2%(52)

Czech0.2%(51)

Hungarian0.2%(50)

Jamaican0.3%(43)

French Canadian0.1%(35)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Egyptian0.2%(27)

Canadian0.1%(27)

Russian0.1%(24)

Haitian0.6%(23)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Finnish0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(8)

Nigerian0%(8)

Israeli0%(4)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(4,476)

Married45.3%(5,132)

Widowed2.3%(266)

Divorced12.9%(1,460)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(2,976)

Married48.9%(5,402)

Widowed9.2%(1,020)

Divorced14.9%(1,651)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13%(148)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(132)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.6%(634)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,141 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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