Los Alamos County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 13,17870.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,38518.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0285.5%Asian alone
  • 7033.8%Two or more races
  • 1650.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1120.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 50.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $416,751

Here:	$416,751
State:	$289,733

Townhouses or other attached units: $284,476

Here:	$284,476
State:	$243,400

In 2-unit structures: $197,524

Here:	$197,524
State:	$218,702

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,109

Here:	$121,109
State:	$149,700

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,520

Here:	$288,520
State:	$258,834

Mobile homes: $134,035

Here:	$134,035
State:	$171,050

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,266 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,904 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Los Alamos County is $661 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $868 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1042 a month.

Cities in this county include: Los Alamos, White Rock.

Neighboring counties: Adair County, Oklahoma , Crockett County, Tennessee , Henderson County, Tennessee , Loudon County, Tennessee , Rutherford County, Tennessee , Yadkin County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 997
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 99.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 69.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,867 (73.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6432010 or later
• 5212000 to 2009
• 3461990 to 1999
• 2311980 to 1989
• 901970 to 1979
• 329Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,460
• One, attached: 731
• Two: 346
• 3 or 4: 375
• 5 to 9: 367
• 10 to 19: 509
• 20 to 49: 195
• 50 or more: 167
• Mobile homes: 326
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Los Alamos County with a mortgage: 3,660 (325 second mortgage, 316 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,327

Religion statistics for Los Alamos County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Los Alamos County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• New Mexico Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 2012 to July 12, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4079: August 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 4079, Natural disaster type: Flood
• New Mexico Flooding, Incident Period: August 19, 2011 to August 24, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4047: November 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 4047, Natural disaster type: Flood
• New Mexico Las Conchas Fire, Incident Period: June 26, 2011 to August 25, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 2933, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Mexico New Mexico Wildfire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to June 09, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1329: May 13, 2000, FEMA Id: 1329, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire

8.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($76,461 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.21% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($23,112 average AGI)
5.54% relocated from other states ($53,348 average AGI)

Los Alamos County:	5.54%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Santa Fe County, NM	1.01% ($71,526 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.88% ($59,424)
from Rio Arriba County, NM	0.40% ($54,300)

7.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($86,315 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.60% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($25,491 average AGI)
4.60% relocated to other states ($60,824 average AGI)

Los Alamos County:	4.60%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Bernalillo County, NM	0.96% ($58,592 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.77% ($99,807)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Los Alamos County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,527 (1,444 living alone), Female householders: 3,528 (1,273 living alone)

• 4,152 spouses (4,119 opposite-sex spouses), 331 unmarried partners, (315 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,992 children (4,714 natural, 92 adopted, 186 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 0 foster children, 151 other relatives, 404 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 100

Size of family households: 2,578 2-persons, 1,051 3-persons, 929 4-persons, 342 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,704 1-person, 361 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

3,375 married couples with children.
534 single-parent households (206 men, 328 women).

85.3% of residents of Los Alamos speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,989,896,000 ($105,868 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,898,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,327,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,007,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,000
Federal grants: $22,136,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,908,295,000 ($21,460,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,125,000 ($225,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,426,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,034,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-13 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
• 712014 or later
• 852010 to 2013
• 9942000 to 2009
• 7091990 to 1999
• 1,0501980 to 1989
• 1,9031970 to 1979
• 1,5171960 to 1969
• 1,4121950 to 1959
• 6021940 to 1949
• 261939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
• 01 room
• 82 rooms
• 1453 rooms
• 5384 rooms
• 8595 rooms
• 1,2706 rooms
• 1,0237 rooms
• 8028 rooms
• 1,3809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
• 401 room
• 2762 rooms
• 3903 rooms
• 5524 rooms
• 3465 rooms
• 2796 rooms
• 917 rooms
• 158 rooms
• 879+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
• 0no bedroom
• 811 bedroom
• 7632 bedrooms
• 2,8793 bedrooms
• 1,8634 bedrooms
• 4415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
• 60no bedroom
• 4951 bedroom
• 7892 bedrooms
• 6163 bedrooms
• 884 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Los Alamos County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Los Alamos County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 109no vehicle
• 1,1521 vehicle
• 2,4762 vehicles
• 1,2283 vehicles
• 6964 vehicles
• 3515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Los Alamos County in renter-occupied apartments
• 181no vehicle
• 9611 vehicle
• 7962 vehicles
• 903 vehicles
• 154 vehicles
• 85+ vehicles

88.0% of Los Alamos County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in New Mexico.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,626
• Other state: 9,977
• Northeast: 1,618
• Midwest: 2,222
• South: 2,511
• West: 3,611

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 61
• Number of aged recipients: 4
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 57
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 0
• Number of recipients older than 64: 6
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 21
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 27

Los Alamos County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"