Los Alamos County, New Mexico

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Los Alamos County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median household income (8th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (3rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,435	2,120,246	334,922,499	1913th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$147,139	$64,059	$80,734	8th of 3,221
Median Age	39.3	39.4	38.9	2314th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	69.7%	31.0%	35.7%	3rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$495,800	$248,100	$332,700	142nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,375	$1,067	$1,413	336th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	3.5%	17.8%	12.5%	3219th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	6.0%	5.2%	3166th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	178.1	17.5	n/a	677th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.4%	9.4%	14.1%	447th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.8	n/a	n/a	29th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.8%	70.0%	65.2%	1561st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.7	23.5	26.4	3101st of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.6%	12.2%	15.1%	375th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.0%	n/a	n/a	3129th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.8%	40.9%	46.9%	736th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.5%	n/a	n/a	81st 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 Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.0%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	8.5%	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	47.5	62.7	61.4

Age in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	39.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	8,247	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.1%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$74,704	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	30.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	3.5%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	9.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.2%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	8,713	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.3%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.6%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,717	$1,731	n/a

Education in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	1.7%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	9.2%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.3%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.6%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	44.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.8%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.4%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.2%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	28.5%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.7%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.4%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.4%	25.3%	16.7%

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