Alamosa

Population: 9,847
Median household income: $46,969
Median home value: $200,200

Alamosa is a community in Alamosa County, Colorado, home to 9,847 residents. At $46,969, its median household income sits below Alamosa County's $51,445.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alamosa's population grew 4.3% from 9,441 to 9,847, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $164,600 to $200,200.

57.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,847
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,969
Median home value: $200,200
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 4,197
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4419,847

Median household income

$35,085$46,969

Median home value

$164,600$200,200

Median gross rent

$668$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,441	$35,085	$164,600	$668
2020	9,360	$38,000	$153,800	$683
2021	9,704	$43,153	$154,500	$685
2022	9,792	$50,239	$187,000	$800
2023	9,847	$46,969	$200,200	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2418.8%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	592	6.0%
5 to 17	2,026	20.6%
18 to 24	1,853	18.8%
25 to 34	1,442	14.6%
35 to 44	1,492	15.2%
45 to 54	610	6.2%
55 to 64	802	8.1%
65 to 74	666	6.8%
75 and over	364	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,526	35.8%
Black or African American	238	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	1.6%
Asian	60	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.3%
Some other race	40	0.4%
Two or more races	253	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,546	56.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	542	10.1%
High school graduate	1,264	23.5%
Some college or associate's	1,973	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	868	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	729	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,290	76.2%
Carpooled	438	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	316	7.3%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	188	4.4%
Other means	75	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,913	70.5%
15 to 29 min	872	21.1%
30 to 44 min	228	5.5%
45 to 59 min	61	1.5%
60+ min	56	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 17.8% (1,615 of 9,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,010	51.6%
Nonfamily households	1,884	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,894	92.8%
Vacant	303	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,707	43.8%
Renter-occupied	2,187	56.2%

1-unit, detached57.9%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,428	57.9%
1-unit, attached	103	2.5%
2 to 4 units	645	15.4%
5 to 19 units	822	19.6%
20 or more units	123	2.9%
Mobile home & other	76	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0801090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.4745, -105.8770