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Alamosa, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $213,170 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
Alamosa:

$213,170
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,447 - $302,517

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,257
Here:

$330,257
State:

$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $229,683
Here:

$229,683
State:

$526,340

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,404
Here:

$247,404
State:

$417,586

Mobile homes: $62,563
Here:

$62,563
State:

$115,510

Total population: 9,531 (Urban population: 7,762 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 73 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,352 (4,030 occupied: 1,761 owner occupied, 2,310 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

57%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,091 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $331,565.

Median contract rent in 2022: $773 (lower quartile is $529, upper quartile is $890)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,576


Median gross rent in Alamosa, CO in 2022: $826

Housing units in Alamosa with a mortgage: 1,049 (122 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $74,988

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,505

Median monthly housing costs: $834

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Alamosa, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,909
  • Male householders: 1,826 (545 living alone), Female householders: 2,109 (892 living alone)
  • 1,348 spouses (1,341 opposite-sex spouses), 188 unmarried partners, (188 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,067 children (2,894 natural, 74 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 foster children, 37 other relatives, 327 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 847

Size of family households: 800 2-persons, 510 3-persons, 654 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,510 1-person, 303 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 40 5-persons.

1,682 married couples with children.
798 single-parent households (332 men, 466 women).

75.6% of residents of Alamosa speak English at home.
18.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 483 (4.9%)
(58.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alamosa, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 0no bedroom
  • 101 bedroom
  • 3532 bedrooms
  • 9523 bedrooms
  • 3554 bedrooms
  • 925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamosa, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 92no bedroom
  • 4931 bedroom
  • 1,0462 bedrooms
  • 4773 bedrooms
  • 1794 bedrooms
  • 235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Alamosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alamosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 27no vehicle
  • 4381 vehicle
  • 8032 vehicles
  • 3823 vehicles
  • 1034 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Alamosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alamosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 309no vehicle
  • 1,0211 vehicle
  • 6232 vehicles
  • 2503 vehicles
  • 854 vehicles
  • 235+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alamosa, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 813 rooms
  • 1144 rooms
  • 3795 rooms
  • 5246 rooms
  • 2967 rooms
  • 1678 rooms
  • 2009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamosa, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 921 room
  • 1592 rooms
  • 4933 rooms
  • 6544 rooms
  • 5315 rooms
  • 2486 rooms
  • 727 rooms
  • 318 rooms
  • 299+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Alamosa, CO
  • Alamosa, CO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Alamosa, CO in 2022
  • 293Less than $10,000
  • 637$10,000 to $19,999
  • 276$20,000 to $29,999
  • 367$30,000 to $39,999
  • 416$40,000 to $49,999
  • 424$50,000 to $59,999
  • 449$60,000 to $74,999
  • 317$75,000 to $99,999
  • 286$100,000 to $124,999
  • 203$125,000 to $149,999
  • 139$150,000 to $199,999
  • 215$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Alamosa, CO

  • Distribution of house value in Alamosa, CO in 2022
  • 26Less than $10,000
  • 17$10,000 to $14,999
  • 26$15,000 to $19,999
  • 31$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 14$60,000 to $69,999
  • 19$70,000 to $79,999
  • 91$80,000 to $89,999
  • 8$90,000 to $99,999
  • 79$100,000 to $124,999
  • 140$125,000 to $149,999
  • 89$150,000 to $174,999
  • 173$175,000 to $199,999
  • 128$200,000 to $249,999
  • 155$250,000 to $299,999
  • 118$300,000 to $399,999
  • 63$400,000 to $499,999
  • 95$500,000 to $749,999
  • 48$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Alamosa, CO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Alamosa, CO in 2022
  • 34$100 to $149
  • 162$150 to $199
  • 66$200 to $249
  • 59$250 to $299
  • 109$300 to $349
  • 6$350 to $399
  • 98$450 to $499
  • 41$500 to $549
  • 55$550 to $599
  • 82$600 to $649
  • 99$650 to $699
  • 236$700 to $749
  • 224$750 to $799
  • 407$800 to $899
  • 87$900 to $999
  • 189$1,000 to $1,249
  • 46$1,250 to $1,499
  • 61$1,500 to $1,999
  • 25$2,500 to $2,999
  • 38No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.4%
Number of people working at home: 255 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 249
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,029
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 719
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 355
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 330
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 105
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 144
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 7
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 79
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 48
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5
  • 90 or more minutes: 34
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Alamosa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,136 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled: 502 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 22 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 25 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 232 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 255 (4.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 0.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 71.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 24.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 1.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alamosa, Colorado
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 172010 or later
  • 1812000 to 2009
  • 1291990 to 1999
  • 861980 to 1989
  • 381970 to 1979
  • 30Before 1970
Ancestries in Alamosa, CO

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 418 (9.1%)
  • European: 201 (4.4%)
  • German: 172 (3.7%)
  • Italian: 153 (3.3%)
  • English: 132 (2.9%)
  • Norwegian: 94 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 62 (1.3%)
  • American: 54 (1.2%)
  • French: 42 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 37 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 33 (0.7%)
  • British: 30 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 15 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 14 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 13 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 12 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 6 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 5 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 4 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 2 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Alamosa:

59.6% (288)
Colorado:

38.3% (209,491)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Alamosa:

10.6% (51)
Colorado:

3.3% (17,998)

Korea
Alamosa:

8.3% (40)
Colorado:

2.9% (15,981)

Spain
Alamosa:

5.0% (24)
Colorado:

0.3% (1,788)

Vietnam
Alamosa:

4.8% (23)
Colorado:

3.0% (16,616)

Thailand
Alamosa:

3.3% (16)
Colorado:

0.7% (3,563)

England
Alamosa:

2.5% (12)
Colorado:

1.2% (6,672)

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

  • This state: 6,621
  • Other state: 2,705
  • Northeast: 285
  • Midwest: 618
  • South: 528
  • West: 1,268

80.7% of Alamosa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.4% lived in Colorado.


Alamosa:

80.7%
State average:

83.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 24
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 79
  • 5th and 6th grade: 36
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 5
  • 11th grade: 67
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 845
  • Less than 1 year of college: 91
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 409
  • Associate degree: 230
  • Bachelor's degree: 355
  • Master's degree: 217
  • Professional school degree: 48
  • Doctorate degree: 105
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 31
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 27
  • 7th and 8th grade: 77
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 647
  • Less than 1 year of college: 291
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 523
  • Associate degree: 330
  • Bachelor's degree: 426
  • Master's degree: 311
  • Professional school degree: 86
  • Doctorate degree: 56
Educational Attainment for Females
Alamosa marital status for males
Alamosa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,412
  • One, attached: 87
  • Two: 386
  • 3 or 4: 476
  • 5 to 9: 317
  • 10 to 19: 436
  • 20 to 49: 94
  • 50 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 133
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Alamosa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Alamosa, CO
  • 77.4%Utility gas
  • 12.5%Electricity
  • 5.8%Wood
  • 2.8%Other fuel
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Alamosa, CO
  • 59.8%Electricity
  • 35.6%Utility gas
  • 2.6%Other fuel
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:

0.8%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 70
Here:

5.3%
Colorado:

14.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability