What is the population of Alamosa County, Colorado?

The population of Alamosa County, Colorado is 16,457, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Alamosa County, Colorado?

The median household income in Alamosa County, Colorado is $50,713, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Alamosa County, Colorado is $310,526, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Alamosa County, Colorado is 2.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	16,457	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	22.8	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.15%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	30.0	35.3	37.1
Households	6,570	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Alamosa County

Group	Share

Alamosa County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$50,713	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.50%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$310,526	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$904	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	56.4%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	11.7	22.2	22.5
Work from home	3.9%	18.8%	13.4%

Alamosa County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.45	2.54

Alamosa County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Alamosa County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.2	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.1%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	17.4%	16.1%	19.0%