Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,425
| This zip code: | $33,425 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81146, 81151, 81123, 81140, 81136, 81144.
Alamosa Zip Code Map
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: $992
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $279
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 27.4% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
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 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 81101:
- Less than $10,000: 103
- $10,000 to $14,999: 51
- $15,000 to $19,999: 45
- $20,000 to $24,999: 49
- $25,000 to $29,999: 47
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 35
- $40,000 to $49,999: 93
- $50,000 to $59,999: 105
- $60,000 to $69,999: 150
- $70,000 to $79,999: 154
- $80,000 to $89,999: 152
- $90,000 to $99,999: 136
- $100,000 to $124,999: 555
- $125,000 to $149,999: 432
- $150,000 to $174,999: 298
- $175,000 to $199,999: 232
- $200,000 to $249,999: 276
- $250,000 to $299,999: 220
- $300,000 to $399,999: 86
- $400,000 to $499,999: 48
- $500,000 to $749,999: 65
- $750,000 to $999,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81101:
- Less than $100: 53
- $100 to $149: 83
- $150 to $199: 122
- $200 to $249: 58
- $250 to $299: 104
- $300 to $349: 78
- $350 to $399: 202
- $400 to $449: 145
- $450 to $499: 93
- $500 to $549: 73
- $550 to $599: 80
- $600 to $649: 55
- $650 to $699: 38
- $900 to $999: 22
- $1,500 to $1,999: 29
- No cash rent: 249
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $92,040.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,557
- Black or African American householders: $138,791
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,224
- Asian householders: $119,360
- Some other race householders: $117,461
- Two or more races householders: $102,559
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,078
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,864 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
| 81101: | $126,864 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,115 - $177,241
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $168,014| Here: | $168,014 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $142,178| Here: | $142,178 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $282,607| Here: | $282,607 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,979| Here: | $111,979 | | State: | $222,440 |
Mobile homes: $43,696| Here: | $43,696 | | State: | $53,488 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500| Here: | $12,500 | | State: | $69,208 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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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:
- Mexico (63%)
- Guatemala (19%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Korea (3%)
- Other Western Europe (2%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
- Other South America (2%)
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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White population: 9,943
Black population: 136
American Indian population: 337
Asian population: 115
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 23
Some other race population: 2,947
Two or more races population: 599

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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- ALAMOSA OPEN SCHOOL (216 VICTORIA STREET in ALAMOSA, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0119
Organizations: ALAMOSA RE-11J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (11TH AND HUNT AVENUES in ALAMOSA, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0944
Organizations: ALAMOSA RE-11J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALA-VISTA TRUCK CTR (895 W US HWY 160 in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0083, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- ALAMOSA CITY OF (E EDGE OF ALAMOSA in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1994-0185, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- CHIEF'S TEXACO EXPRESS (1107 MAIN in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0079, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONU (20 MILES NE OF ALAMOSA in ALAMOSA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0127, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
- ALAMOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (7160 BRUSH LANE in ALAMOSA, CO)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ALMOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81101
- Alamosa Super 8 American Star Inn, 2505 Main, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: (719) 589-6447, Fax: (719) 589-4167
- Clarion Hotel Of The Rio Grande, 333 Santa Fe Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: (719) 589-5833, Fax: (719) 589-4412
- Best Western Alamosa Inn, 1919 Main St, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: (719) 589-2567, Fax: (719) 589-0767
- Comfort Inn Of Alamosa, 6301 Rd 107 S, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: (719) 587-9000, Fax: (719) 587-0063
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 3418 Mariposa St, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: (719) 589-4026, Fax: (719) 589-4091
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81101
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,859
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:
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)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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