Alamosa East

Population: 1,404
Median household income: $44,741
Median home value: $219,100

Alamosa East is a community in Alamosa County, Colorado, home to 1,404 residents. At $44,741, its median household income sits below Alamosa County's $51,445.

From 2019 to 2023, Alamosa East's population grew 8.4% from 1,295 to 1,404, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $157,800 to $219,100.

30.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,404
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,741
Median home value: $219,100
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 676
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2951,404

Median household income

$54,150$44,741

Median home value

$157,800$219,100

Median gross rent

$761$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,295	$54,150	$157,800	$761
2020	987	$37,317	$162,500	$762
2021	1,384	—	$141,600	$864
2022	1,319	—	$260,000	$882
2023	1,404	$44,741	$219,100	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	1.8%
5 to 17	170	12.1%
18 to 24	101	7.2%
25 to 34	153	10.9%
35 to 44	158	11.3%
45 to 54	288	20.5%
55 to 64	188	13.4%
65 to 74	282	20.1%
75 and over	39	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	470	33.5%
Black or African American	31	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	59	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	844	60.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	16.6%
High school graduate	228	20.6%
Some college or associate's	361	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	205	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	130	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	668	84.5%
Carpooled	93	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	486	62.8%
15 to 29 min	172	22.2%
30 to 44 min	57	7.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	59	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 33.1% (446 of 1,347)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	69.2%
Nonfamily households	208	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	676	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	463	68.5%
Renter-occupied	213	31.5%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	444	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	191	28.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0801145
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4767, -105.8397