Median household income (1999): $28,576
Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,664
| This zip code | $30,664 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 81146, 81151, 81123, 81140, 81136, 81144.
Housing units in zip code 81101 with a mortgage: 1,526 (198 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 658
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $757
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $214
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 21.3% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 154
- 1995 to 1998: 408
- 1990 to 1994: 383
- 1980 to 1989: 591
- 1970 to 1979: 1,223
- 1960 to 1969: 857
- 1950 to 1959: 596
- 1940 to 1949: 467
- 1939 or earlier: 1,008
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alamosa, CO (81101):
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 176
- 2 bedrooms: 741
- 3 bedrooms: 1,756
- 4 bedrooms: 459
- 5 or more bedrooms: 103
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 96
- 1 bedrooms: 515
- 2 bedrooms: 735
- 3 bedrooms: 459
- 4 bedrooms: 87
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 81101 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 150
- 1 vehicle: 825
- 2 vehicles: 1,262
- 3 vehicles: 644
- 4 vehicles: 262
- 5 or more vehicles: 106
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 297
- 1 vehicle: 914
- 2 vehicles: 530
- 3 vehicles: 128
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 81101:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 28
- $30,000 to $34,999: 37
- $35,000 to $39,999: 36
- $40,000 to $49,999: 146
- $50,000 to $59,999: 165
- $60,000 to $69,999: 158
- $70,000 to $79,999: 323
- $80,000 to $89,999: 209
- $90,000 to $99,999: 175
- $100,000 to $124,999: 318
- $125,000 to $149,999: 237
- $150,000 to $174,999: 97
- $175,000 to $199,999: 124
- $200,000 to $249,999: 41
- $250,000 to $299,999: 29
- $300,000 to $399,999: 17
- $400,000 to $499,999: 15
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 81101:
- Less than $100: 74
- $100 to $149: 121
- $150 to $199: 138
- $200 to $249: 75
- $250 to $299: 178
- $300 to $349: 143
- $350 to $399: 324
- $400 to $449: 209
- $450 to $499: 120
- $500 to $549: 78
- $550 to $599: 83
- $600 to $649: 50
- $650 to $699: 34
- $900 to $999: 15
- $1,500 to $1,999: 15
- No cash rent: 201
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,870
- Black or African American householders: $132,501
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $108,093
- Asian householders: $113,951
- Some other race householders: $112,138
- Two or more races householders: $97,911
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $107,953
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,621
- One, attached: 116
- Two: 215
- 3 or 4: 302
- 5 to 9: 156
- 10 to 19: 174
- 20 to 49: 76
- 50 or more: 41
- Mobile homes: 960
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,412 (69%)
- Carpooled: 968 (15%)
- Motorcycle: 33 (1%)
- Bicycle: 56 (1%)
- Walked: 584 (9%)
- Other means: 43 (1%)
- Worked at home: 253 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 892
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1603
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1781
- 15 to 19 minutes: 716
- 20 to 24 minutes: 383
- 25 to 29 minutes: 131
- 30 to 34 minutes: 267
- 35 to 39 minutes: 37
- 40 to 44 minutes: 86
- 45 to 59 minutes: 76
- 60 to 89 minutes: 78
- 90 or more minutes: 46
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,037
- In family households: 10,953 (2,671 male householders, 780 female householders)
2,714 spouses, 4,147 children (3,845 natural, 57 adopted, 245 stepchildren), 215 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 96 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,084 (717 male householders (604 living alone)), 994 female householders (851 living alone)), 373 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 996 (152 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,436 2-persons, 765 3-persons, 667 4-persons, 363 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,455 1-person, 205 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
2,537 married couples with children.
976 single-parent households (243 men, 733 women).
71.0% of residents of 81101 zip code speak English at home.
27.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 17% well, 10% not well, 2% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 27% well, 12% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% very well, 8% well, 22% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (41% very well, 17% well, 29% not well, 13% not at all).
Foreign born population: 622 (4.4%)
(28.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (63%)
- Guatemala (19%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Korea (3%)
- Other Western Europe (2%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
- Other South America (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 181
- 1990 to 1994: 90
- 1985 to 1989: 67
- 1980 to 1984: 135
- 1975 to 1979: 46
- 1970 to 1974: 37
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 5405
- German: 1359
- United States or American: 906
- English: 809
- Irish: 566
- Italian: 255
- Dutch: 251
- Norwegian: 183
- Swedish: 181
- French (except Basque): 134
- Danish: 119
- Scottish: 110
- Scotch-Irish: 106
- Polish: 101
- European: 79
- Welsh: 48
- Slovak: 32
- French Canadian: 32
- Celtic: 29
- Basque: 29
- Austrian: 26
- Portuguese: 26
- Northern European: 26
- British: 24
- Scandinavian: 23
- Alsatian: 17
- Finnish: 15
- Canadian: 14
- Hungarian: 14
- Eastern European: 11
- Czech: 11
- Bulgarian: 10
- Slavic: 10
- Arab/Arabic: 7
- Subsaharan African:: 7
- African: 7
- Swiss: 7
- Arab:: 7
- Greek: 6
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5
- Haitian: 5
- Russian: 4
- Serbian: 3
- Slovene: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS, INC. (7040 WEST US HIGHWAY 160/PO BOX 449 in ALAMOSA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Organizations: ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ANDERSON CONST., ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS PORTABLE
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY ALAMOSA STATION (400 WASHINGTON STREET in ALAMOSA, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - APCDSSP-CO0030007, AIR MAJOR, RCRAINFO-COD120758313, SQG
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0084, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: PSCO - ALAMOSA SVC CTR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PSCO - ALAMOSA SERV CTR, PUBLIC SERVICE CO (ALAMOSA)
- ALAMOSA CITY OF (425 4TH STREET PO BOX 419 in ALAMOSA, CO)
AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0076, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0076, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: ALAMOSA, CITY WWT LAGOONS
- SOUTHWAY CONSTRUCTION CO (CURHSER #3) (117 WHITE PINE DRIVE in ALAMOSA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Organizations: SOUTHWAY CONST CO INC OF ALAMOSA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SOUTHWAY CONSTRUCTION CO INC, SOUTHWAY CONSTRUCTION CO (CRUSHER #5)
- VALLEY TEXTILE RENTAL AND DRY CLEANING (432 MAIN STREET in ALAMOSA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983775016, SQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Organizations: VALLEY TEXTILE RENTAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AG PRO TECH INCORPORATED (50 CASCADE AVENUE in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1989-0202, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: RETAIL NURSERIES, LAWN AND GARDEN SUPPLY STORES; BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES
- XCEL ENERGY-ALAMOSA COMBUSTION TURBINES (8073 ROAD 8 SOUTH in ALAMOSA, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000008029, SQG
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: XCEL ENERGY, INC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PSCO - ALAMOSA CT
- SKYVIEW COOLING (1016 WEST AVE. in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1989-0200, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: IRISH POTATOES; CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
Alternative names: SKYVIEW COOL COMPANY
- ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS INC (2 MI N. OF DEL NORTE in DEL NORTE, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Alternative names: ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS INC -DEL NORTE WEST, ASPHALT CONSTRUCTORS INC -DEL NORTE WEST
- COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - ALAMOSA (1205 WEST AVENUE in ALAMOSA, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD980284244, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: COLORADO DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION-ALAMOSA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: COLORADO DEPT OF TRANS - ALAMOSA
- ALAMOSA FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD (2602 CLARK AVENUE/PO BOX 1261 in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1989-0212, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: 1ST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
- ALAMOSA HIGH SCHOOL (805 CRAFT DRIVE in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0118
Organizations: ALAMOSA RE-11J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- POLSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6935 STATE HIGHWAY 17 in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2402
Organizations: ALAMOSA RE-11J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8997
- Northeast: 336
- Midwest: 1418
- South: 753
- West: 1798
52% of the 81101 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 12,580. Population change in the 1990s: +1,520 (+12.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 155
| Here: | 8.2% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 2.4% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90
| Here: | 5.4% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ALAMOSA, CO):
- CODY MC INTYRE CONSTRUCTION (1799 TREMONT; small business)
7 employees, $800000 revenue. : $576,070 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Forest Service, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) Signed by year: 2000: $144,000; 2001: $144,000; 2002: $144,000; 2003: $144,070; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$144,070 with Forest Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2007-08-15.
$144,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2007-08-15.
$144,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
$144,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2001-06-15.
- CENTRAL DRILLING & DEVELOPMENT (6690 EL CHICO ST; small business)
10 employees, $706408 revenue. Woman Owned Business: $70,143 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$98,000 with Bureau of Reclamation for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$-27,857, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-15. Effective on 2003-12-19. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
- LEROY O. & ROSALIE M MARTINEZ (13224 S HWY 285; small business): $63,987 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$32,000 with Soil Conservation Service (disused code) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$31,987 with Natural Resources Conservation Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
- SMITH, TED (8351 SOUTH RIVER ROAD; small business)
$2,730 with Geological Survey for Water Quality Support Services. Signed on 2003-11-14. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- CLARK, BILL TRUCK LINE INC (311 6TH ST; small business)
$259 with Army for Motor Freight. Signed on 2002-11-06. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (20-49: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 8)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 716 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 114 people in nursing homes
- 71 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 33 people in halfway houses
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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