| | People QuickFacts | Los Alamos County | New Mexico |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,082,224 |
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Population, 2010 | 17,950 | 2,059,179 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.1% | 13.2% |
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Population, 2000 | 18,343 | 1,819,046 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.3% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.2% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.0% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.7% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.8% | 68.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 9.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.0% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 14.7% | 46.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 76.3% | 40.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.0% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.8% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 36.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 99.3% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 64.0% | 25.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,716 | 177,740 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.9 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 8,354 | 901,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.2% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.5% | 15.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $297,100 | $158,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 7,566 | 756,112 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.38 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $49,474 | $22,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $103,643 | $43,820 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.4% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Los Alamos County | New Mexico |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 375 | 44,9863 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 02 | 615,8793 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | NA | 12.1%3 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,076 | 117,984 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,496 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.1% | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 49.3% | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 97,901 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,279 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 17,726 | 3,734,300 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 2 | 4,5333 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 2,634,341 | 27,470,8143 |