Alamo, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 1,186.

Males: 563	(47.5%)
Females: 623	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	21.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87825.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $14,600 (it was $15,347 in 2000)

Alamo	$14,600
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $42,400 (it was $37,000 in 2000)

Alamo	$42,400
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Alamo:

American Indian (95.0%)
Hispanic (4.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Alamo: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 39.7 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alamo

High school or higher: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 36.1%
Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alamo CDP

Never married: 45.1%
Now married: 45.1%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 5.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Alamo, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alamo to the number of sex offenders is 593 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alamo:	0.6% ($214)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM (78.9 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (319.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Magdalena, NM (28.0 miles ), Mesita, NM (43.5 miles ), Seama, NM (43.7 miles ), Paraje, NM (44.1 miles ), Skyline-Ganipa, NM (44.1 miles ), Laguna, NM (44.8 miles ), North Acomita Village, NM (45.7 miles ), Acomita Lake, NM (46.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.41 N, Longitude: 107.51 W

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (24%)
Educational services (19%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (29%)
Accommodation and food services (20%)
Public administration (13%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction laborers (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Carpenters (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Printing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Bus drivers (10%)
Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Cashiers (9%)

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Average climate in Alamo, New Mexico

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alamo:

SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; SOCORRO, NM)
ACOMA CANONCITO LAQUNA PHS HOSPITAL (about 56 miles; SAN FIDEL, NM)
CIBOLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; GRANTS, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Alamo, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alamo:

ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 77 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
HOLLOMAN AFB (about 146 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: HMN)
LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 152 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alamo:

ALAMO NAVAJO (about 5 miles; ALAMO, NM; ID: 3N9)
MAGDALENA (about 28 miles; MAGDALENA, NM; ID: N29)
ALEXANDER MUNI (about 50 miles; BELEN, NM; ID: E80)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alamo:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 78 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 84 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 157 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 157 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 170 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 186 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)

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Notable locations in Alamo: Windmill Number 2 (A), Navajo Community Hall (B), Thomas Canoda Ranch (C), Tres Hermanos Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Alamo: Alamo Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Gallegos Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	4.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	89.5%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.6%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	69.1%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	35.8%
Whole state:	7.8%

Alamo compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Alamo mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Socorro County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,734 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.24%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($475 average AGI)
Socorro County: 0.68%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bernalillo County, NM	1.38% ($26,247 average AGI)
from Valencia County, NM	0.66% ($23,324)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.25% ($20,143)

8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.45%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bernalillo County, NM	1.77% ($23,354 average AGI)
to Valencia County, NM	1.09% ($25,705)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.41% ($23,304)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alamo:

KABR (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALAMO COMMUNITY, NM; Owner: THE ALAMO NAVAJO SCHOOL BOARD, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alamo:

KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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