New Mexico · Census place 01780
Alamogordo city, NM
Quick answer
Alamogordo city has 31,063 residents, ranking #11 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $52,515, the median home is worth $163,600 and median gross rent runs $886 a month.
- Population
- 31,063Alamogordo city residents
- Median household income
- $52,515Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $163,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $886Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alamogordo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alamogordo city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 59.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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