Alamogordo vs La Luz

A side-by-side comparison of Alamogordo and La Luz: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamogordo and La Luz 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 1,683 in La Luz). Alamogordo has the higher median household income ($52,515 vs $35,324 in La Luz). Alamogordo has the higher median home value ($163,600 vs $60,800 in La Luz).

Population, income & housing

	Alamogordo	La Luz
Population	31,063	1,683
Median age	37.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,515	$35,324
Median home value	$163,600	$60,800
Median gross rent	$886	$615
Housing units	15,353	827
Homeownership rate	59.8%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	31.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamogordo	La Luz
Population	31,384 → 31,063 (-1.0%)	1,222 → 1,683 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$42,204 → $52,515 (+24.4%)	$29,559 → $35,324 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $163,600 (+44.1%)	$77,500 → $60,800 (-21.5%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $886 (+12.0%)	$589 → $615 (+4.4%)

Alamogordo

Population

31,38431,063

Median household income

$42,204$52,515

Median home value

$113,500$163,600

Median gross rent

$791$886

La Luz

Population

1,2221,683

Median household income

$29,559$35,324

Median home value

$77,500$60,800

Median gross rent

$589$615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamogordo	La Luz
Under 5	5.9%	1.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	24.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	14.4%
75 and over	8.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamogordo	La Luz
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	42.3%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	2.0%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	49.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamogordo	La Luz
No high school diploma	7.7%	0.9%
High school graduate	27.8%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamogordo	La Luz
Drove alone	80.1%	64.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	22.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamogordo	La Luz
1-unit, detached	66.9%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	55.9%

Poverty & households

	Alamogordo	La Luz
Poverty rate	17.7%	15.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	18	13
Median year structure built	1979	1984