Alamogordo, NM Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	35,582	100.0

Male	17,571	49.4
Female	18,011	50.6

Under 5 years	2,706	7.6
5 to 9 years	2,777	7.8
10 to 14 years	2,988	8.4
15 to 19 years	2,633	7.4
20 to 24 years	2,352	6.6
25 to 34 years	5,041	14.2
35 to 44 years	5,517	15.5
45 to 54 years	4,102	11.5
55 to 59 years	1,518	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,444	4.1
65 to 74 years	2,619	7.4
75 to 84 years	1,464	4.1
85 years and over	421	1.2

Median age (years)	33.5	(X)

18 years and over	25,386	71.3
Male	12,305	34.6
Female	13,081	36.8
21 years and over	24,044	67.6
62 years and over	5,365	15.1
65 years and over	4,504	12.7
Male	1,963	5.5
Female	2,541	7.1

RACE
One race	34,070	95.8
White	26,812	75.4
Black or African American	1,985	5.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	374	1.1
Asian	545	1.5
Asian Indian	36	0.1
Chinese	53	0.1
Filipino	207	0.6
Japanese	74	0.2
Korean	81	0.2
Vietnamese	16	0.0
Other Asian ¹	78	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	59	0.2
Native Hawaiian	20	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	23	0.1
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	4,295	12.1
Two or more races	1,512	4.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	28,162	79.1
Black or African American	2,291	6.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	635	1.8
Asian	843	2.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	114	0.3
Some other race	5,158	14.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	35,582	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11,383	32.0
Mexican	7,908	22.2
Puerto Rican	261	0.7
Cuban	25	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,189	9.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,199	68.0
White alone	20,570	57.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	35,582	100.0
In households	35,156	98.8
Householder	13,704	38.5
Spouse	7,618	21.4
Child	11,102	31.2
Own child under 18 years	9,256	26.0
Other relatives	1,454	4.1
Under 18 years	731	2.1
Nonrelatives	1,278	3.6
Unmarried partner	548	1.5
In group quarters	426	1.2
Institutionalized population	364	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	62	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,704	100.0
Family households (families)	9,728	71.0
With own children under 18 years	4,971	36.3
Married-couple family	7,618	55.6
With own children under 18 years	3,526	25.7
Female householder, no husband present	1,610	11.7
With own children under 18 years	1,117	8.2
Nonfamily households	3,976	29.0
Householder living alone	3,457	25.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,200	8.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,373	39.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,160	23.1

Average household size	2.57	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	15,920	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,704	86.1
Vacant housing units	2,216	13.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	178	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	18.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,704	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,313	60.7
Renter-occupied housing units	5,391	39.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.49	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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