Alamogordo is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 31,284 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Alamogordo is the tenth largest community in New Mexico.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Alamogordo is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alamogordo is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alamogordo who work in sales jobs (14.01%), office and administrative support (9.85%), and management occupations (9.79%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Alamogordo, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. One of the benefits of Alamogordo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Alamogordo is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.16% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Alamogordo in 2022 was $31,998, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,992 for a family of four. However, Alamogordo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alamogordo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alamogordo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alamogordo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alamogordo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alamogordo include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Alamogordo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
