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Population (year 2000): 35,582. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,245 (+1.9% change)
Males: 17,571 (49.4%), Females: 18,011 (50.6%)
Otero County
Zip codes:
88310.
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $30,928 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,400 (year 2000)
Races in Alamogordo:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
- Hispanic (32.0%)
- Other race (12.1%)
- Black (5.6%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.0%), Irish (8.9%),
English (8.0%), United States (7.2%), Italian (2.8%), French
(2.3%).
Elevation: 4334 feet
Land area: 19.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alamogordo
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alamogordo city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 10.2%
12.1% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America, 4.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,673 (+27.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Alamogordo:
- GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (2669
NORTH SCENIC DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alamogordo:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
- LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles;
RUIDOSO, NM)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 70 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alamogordo:
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 11 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; RUIDOSO, NM;
ID: SRR)
- BIGGS AAF (about 79 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alamogordo:
- ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 5 miles;
ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: ALM)
- CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 51 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; ID:
Q37)
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 79 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
Colleges/Universities in Alamogordo:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-ALAMOGORDO
(Full-time enrollment: 1,034; Location: 2400 NORTH
SCENIC DRIVE; Public; Website: alamo.nmsu.edu/)
- OLYMPIAN UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 42; Location: 1810 E TENTH ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alamogordo:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 70
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 87 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 156
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
157 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
161 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Public high schools in Alamogordo:
- ALAMOGORDO HIGH (Students: 1,926; Location:
103 CUBA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ACADEMY DEL SOL ALT. (Students: 173;
Location: 1211 HAWAII AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Alamogordo:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 281;
Location: 2907 THUNDER ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- N M VISUALLY HNDCPD (Students: 70; Location:
1900 N WHITE SANDS; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Alamogordo:
- CHAPARRAL JR HIGH (Students: 722; Location:
1401 COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MT. VIEW MIDDLE SCH. (Students: 574;
Location: 500 S. CANYON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- YUCCA ELEM (Students: 398; Location: 310 DALE
SCOTT BLVD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- SACRAMENTO ELEM (Students: 362; Location: 300
ALASKA AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH ELEM (Students: 357; Location: 1300
NORTH FLORIDA; Grades: PK - 05)
- HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 301; Location: 2410
TENTH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- OREGON ELEM (Students: 294; Location: 15TH &
OREGON; Grades: KG - 05)
- SIERRA ELEM (Students: 288; Location: 2211
PUERTO RICO AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- BUENA VISTA ELEM (Students: 270; Location:
2600 19TH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- LACY SIMMS MIDDLE SC (Students: 117;
Location: 501 CANEL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Alamogordo:
- FR JAMES B HAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students:
106; Location: 1000 E EIGHTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHNS DAY SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location:
PO BOX 449 1114 INDIANA AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- MONTESSORI CHILDRENS' HOUSE - (Students: 38;
Location: 1707 CRESCENT DR; Grades: PK - 4)
- ALAMAGORDO SDA SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location:
PO BOX 511; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Alamogordo:
- ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$737,851; Location: 920 OREGON AVENUE; 94,295 books;
1,863 audio materials; 3,198 video materials; 294 serial
subscriptions)
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