Alamosa vs Hooper

A side-by-side comparison of Alamosa and Hooper: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamosa and Hooper are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alamosa has the higher population (9,847 vs 168 in Hooper). Alamosa has the higher median household income ($46,969 vs $44,844 in Hooper). Alamosa has the higher median home value ($200,200 vs $159,400 in Hooper).

Population, income & housing

	Alamosa	Hooper
Population	9,847	168
Median age	29.4 yrs	18.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,969	$44,844
Median home value	$200,200	$159,400
Median gross rent	$881	—
Housing units	4,197	77
Homeownership rate	43.8%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamosa	Hooper
Population	9,441 → 9,847 (+4.3%)	81 → 168 (+107.4%)
Median household income	$35,085 → $46,969 (+33.9%)	$23,500 → $44,844 (+90.8%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $200,200 (+21.6%)	$158,300 → $159,400 (+0.7%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $881 (+31.9%)	—

Alamosa

Population

9,4419,847

Median household income

$35,085$46,969

Median home value

$164,600$200,200

Median gross rent

$668$881

Hooper

Population

81168

Median household income

$23,500$44,844

Median home value

$158,300$159,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamosa	Hooper
Under 5	6.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.6%	41.1%
18 to 24	18.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	6.2%	4.2%
55 to 64	8.1%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.5%
75 and over	3.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamosa	Hooper
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	85.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamosa	Hooper
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamosa	Hooper
Drove alone	76.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.0%
Walked	7.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamosa	Hooper
1-unit, detached	57.9%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	44.2%

Poverty & households

	Alamosa	Hooper
Poverty rate	17.8%	19.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	13	42
Median year structure built	1981	1975