Alamosa, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Alamosa is 3rd in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Alamosa is 5th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Income below poverty line

Alamosa is 7th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Alamosa is 12th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Race - Two or More

Alamosa is 16th in Colorado out of 71 other cities in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	9,433	47th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5.4	76th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,628.9	66th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	26th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.2%	74th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.4%	52nd	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.2%	74th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	30.0%	62nd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	69.8%	102nd	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.7%	24th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.2%	3rd	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	65th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	42nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.9%	12th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	53.2%	7th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	104th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	50.8%	39th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.5%	71st	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	3,671	69th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.8%	32nd	25.7%	25.9%
Households	3,267	67th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	53.6%	97th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$138,700	97th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.3	87th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$19,503	92nd	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$30,810	109th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.2%	5th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Alamosa	Rank	Colorado	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	935	70th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$236,716	39th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$27,212	16th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$25,474	43rd	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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