Alamogordo vs High Rolls

A side-by-side comparison of Alamogordo and High Rolls: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamogordo and High Rolls are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alamogordo has the higher population (31,063 vs 1,463 in High Rolls). High Rolls has the higher median household income ($81,827 vs $52,515 in Alamogordo). High Rolls has the higher median home value ($245,600 vs $163,600 in Alamogordo).

Population, income & housing

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
Population	31,063	1,463
Median age	37.7 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,515	$81,827
Median home value	$163,600	$245,600
Median gross rent	$886	—
Housing units	15,353	510
Homeownership rate	59.8%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
Population	31,384 → 31,063 (-1.0%)	910 → 1,463 (+60.8%)
Median household income	$42,204 → $52,515 (+24.4%)	$39,674 → $81,827 (+106.2%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $163,600 (+44.1%)	$218,600 → $245,600 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $886 (+12.0%)	—

Alamogordo

Population

31,38431,063

Median household income

$42,204$52,515

Median home value

$113,500$163,600

Median gross rent

$791$886

High Rolls

Population

9101,463

Median household income

$39,674$81,827

Median home value

$218,600$245,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
Under 5	5.9%	17.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	21.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	11.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	5.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	1.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	14.3%
75 and over	8.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	69.0%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	4.9%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	25.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	27.8%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
Drove alone	80.1%	90.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
1-unit, detached	66.9%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Alamogordo	High Rolls
Poverty rate	17.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.31	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1979	1992