People QuickFacts	Alamogordo	New Mexico
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	31,327	2,082,224
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	30,403	2,059,180
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	3.0%	1.1%
 	Population, 2010    	30,403	2,059,179
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.5%	7.0%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	23.5%	25.2%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	16.8%	13.2%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	50.9%	50.6% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	76.8%	68.4%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	5.4%	2.1%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.4%	9.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.7%	1.4%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.3%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	4.9%	3.7%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	30.5%	46.3%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	58.8%	40.5% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	77.8%	84.0%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	9.1%	9.7%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	25.8%	36.0%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	89.1%	82.7%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	17.7%	25.5%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	17.9	21.7 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	63.0%	69.6%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	15.4%	15.1%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$103,900	$158,400
 	Households, 2006-2010    	12,347	756,112
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.38	2.61
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$21,093	$22,966
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$41,640	$43,820
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	14.1%	18.4%

   	Business QuickFacts	Alamogordo	New Mexico
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	2,104	157,231
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.2%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	5.3%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.9%	2.1%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	19.4%	23.6%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	29.6%	31.7% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	NA	17,122,725
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	27,154	10,589,286
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	491,371	24,469,997
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$13,664	$12,429
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	48,543	3,734,300

   	Geography QuickFacts	Alamogordo	New Mexico
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	21.43	121,298.15
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,418.5	17.0
 	FIPS Code    	01780	35
 	Counties    	Otero County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts