Alamogordo.
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New Mexico·Otero County
11 tracts·24K people·$173K median·1,099/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 32 · Black 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2
Married couple 41 · Living alone 36 · Other 22
Health 41 · Retail 16 · Professional 13 · Public admin 11 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 24 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 14 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 7 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Alamogordo is $172,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Alamogordo has 31,307 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 53.3% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Black, 4.3% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 1.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.6% (Census ACS).
BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY (49%), SIERRA ELEMENTARY (49%) and SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY (36%) lead the elementary schools; CHAPARRAL MIDDLE (33%) and MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE (31%) lead the middle schools; ALAMOGORDO HIGH is the high school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $902/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alamogordo is $55,952 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Alamogordo, median rent is $902/month and the median home value is $172,900 (Census ACS).
Alamogordo reported 4.1 violent crimes and 29.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 52 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 11 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alamogordo are lightning (82), drought (80) and winter weather (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alamogordo, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).