Alamosa County, CO

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2023 Population

16,515

0.334% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, Alamosa County, CO had a population of 16.5k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Alamosa County, CO grew from 16,460 to 16,515, a 0.334% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Alamosa County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Alamosa County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Alamosa County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Alamosa County, CO borders Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, and Saguache County, CO.

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Economy

The economy of Alamosa County, CO employs N/A people. The largest industries in Alamosa County, CO are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,404 people), Educational Services (1,262 people), and Retail Trade (692 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alamosa County, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (998 people), Sales & Related Occupations (893 people), and Management Occupations (753 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alamosa County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alamosa County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,404 people), Educational Services (1,262 people), and Retail Trade (692 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alamosa County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Alamosa County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,672), Public Administration ($58,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,979).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($68,179), Public Administration ($59,427), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,204).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
27
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$90.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$42.2k
Retail Trade
$19.6k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alamosa County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 48.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.1%), followed by Other (1.87%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.1%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.87%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alamosa County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 48.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.1%), followed by Other (1.87%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alamosa County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Alamosa County, CO awarded 1,002 degrees. The student population of Alamosa County, CO in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,209 male students and 1,645 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alamosa County, CO are White (578 and 57.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (258 and 25.7%), Black or African American (58 and 5.79%), and Unknown (57 and 5.69%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,854 students enrolled in Alamosa County, CO, 42.4% men and 57.6% women.

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Completions

Student Diversity

In 2022, 417 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alamosa County, CO, which is 0.713 times less than the 585 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 578 degrees mean that there were 2.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 258 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($6,072) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,704) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Alamosa County, CO have an average commute time of 15.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alamosa County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Alamosa County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Alamosa County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alamosa County, CO is from Alamosa County, CO.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Alamosa County, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Walked (4.94%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Alamosa County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who walked to work (4.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alamosa County, CO have a shorter commute time (15.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.13% of the workforce in Alamosa County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alamosa County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alamosa County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alamosa County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alamosa County, CO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alamosa County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Alamosa County, CO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alamosa County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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