Alamosa County, Colorado

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,515
Median household income: $51,445
Median home value: $218,800

Alamosa County, Colorado counts 16,515 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $51,445 is below the Colorado median ($92,470).

From 2019 to 2023, Alamosa County's population grew 2.5% from 16,107 to 16,515, while its median household income rose 37.1% from $37,515 to $51,445.

Households average 2.37 people. The median gross rent is $904.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,515
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,445
Median home value: $218,800
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 7,148
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,10716,515

Median household income

$37,515$51,445

Median home value

$157,500$218,800

Median gross rent

$700$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,107	$37,515	$157,500	$700
2020	16,153	$41,121	$153,700	$696
2021	16,377	$46,217	$160,400	$698
2022	16,460	$52,271	$198,500	$815
2023	16,515	$51,445	$218,800	$904

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	955	5.8%
5 to 17	2,947	17.8%
18 to 24	2,622	15.9%
25 to 34	2,260	13.7%
35 to 44	2,209	13.4%
45 to 54	1,352	8.2%
55 to 64	1,734	10.5%
65 to 74	1,561	9.5%
75 and over	875	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,564	45.8%
Black or African American	280	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	176	1.1%
Asian	69	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.2%
Some other race	71	0.4%
Two or more races	430	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,900	47.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,089	10.9%
High school graduate	2,520	25.2%
Some college or associate's	3,454	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,767	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,161	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,791	76.5%
Carpooled	1,014	13.4%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	374	4.9%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	294	3.9%
Other means	80	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,424	60.8%
15 to 29 min	2,009	27.6%
30 to 44 min	458	6.3%
45 to 59 min	115	1.6%
60+ min	273	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 18.2% (2,843 of 15,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,986	60.7%
Nonfamily households	2,584	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,570	91.9%
Vacant	578	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,705	56.4%
Renter-occupied	2,865	43.6%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,568	63.9%
1-unit, attached	138	1.9%
2 to 4 units	711	9.9%
5 to 19 units	822	11.5%
20 or more units	149	2.1%
Mobile home & other	760	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 08003
State: Colorado
Land area: 723 sq mi
Water area: 0.64 sq mi
Center point: 37.5684, -105.7880