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Population (year 2000): 2,864. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,858 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,375 (48.0%), Females: 1,489 (52.0%)
Otero County
Zip code:
88352
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $27,522 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,200 (year 2000)
Races in Tularosa:
- Hispanic (56.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.8%)
- Other race (21.5%)
- American Indian (5.6%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (8.5%), German (8.2%), Irish
(5.4%), United States (3.0%), French (2.1%), Scottish (1.9%).
Elevation: 4514 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tularosa
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 14.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tularosa village
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 13.2%
5.7% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +119 (+4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tularosa:
- GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE (about 17
miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MESCALERO, NM)
- LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
RUIDOSO, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tularosa:
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 17 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 43 miles; RUIDOSO, NM;
ID: SRR)
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 83 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tularosa:
- ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 17 miles;
ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: ALM)
- CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 40 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; ID:
Q37)
- HATCH MUNI (about 86 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tularosa:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 75
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 96 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 143
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
144 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
148 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
Public high school in Tularosa:
- TULAROSA HIGH (Students: 310; Location: 2800
8TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tularosa:
- TULAROSA ELEM (Students: 447; Location: 1ST &
OLD MESCALERO; Grades: PK - 05)
- TULAROSA MIDDLE (Students: 262; Location: 1ST
& OLD MESCALERO; Grades: 06 - 08)
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