Alamosa County, Colorado

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Alamosa County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,581	5,862,189	334,922,499	2065th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,397	$95,470	$80,734	2444th of 3,221
Median Age	33.2	37.7	38.9	3068th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.4%	45.7%	35.7%	600th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,100	$539,400	$332,700	998th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$907	$1,761	$1,413	1396th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	9.4%	12.5%	885th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.6%	5.2%	2081st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.9	56.6	n/a	2207th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	9.8%	14.1%	951st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2456th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.9%	66.2%	65.2%	3090th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.9	25.2	26.4	3015th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	21.0%	15.1%	2663rd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	959th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2935th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	545th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.2	52.5	61.4

Age in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	33.2	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	18.5%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	6,648	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	38.4%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,946	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.4%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.5%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.6%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	7,241	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.2%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.7%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,024	$2,602	n/a

Education in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.5%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.9%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.4%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.4%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Alamosa County, Colorado

Statistic	Alamosa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.6%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.8%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.1%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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