Alamosa County, Colorado Demographics

Alamosa County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Alamosa County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Alamosa County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Alamosa County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Alamosa County is 7th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Alamosa County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Alamosa County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Alamosa County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Alamosa County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Alamosa County is 19th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	16,148	29th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	722.6	53rd	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	21.4	22nd	48.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	7.8%	2nd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.2%	19th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.9%	47th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	35th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.7%	34th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	88.7%	57th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.6%	14th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	5.2%	5th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	14th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	12th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	4th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	45.3%	3rd	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	50.0%	62nd	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	50.0%	21st	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.7%	22nd	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	6,564	36th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.4%	19th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	5,743	32nd	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.3%	55th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$130,400	47th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.5	26th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	60	20th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$20,429	54th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$38,299	53rd	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.7%	7th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Alamosa County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	495	31st	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	5,390	26th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,341	36th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$262,997	24th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,193	10th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$30,297	30th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732