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Alamogordo, NM Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alamogordo is $22,768, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Alamogordo median household income is $43,460, which has grown by 40.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.74% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alamogordo residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #129

Alamogordo, NM	22,768 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	24,658 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	28,932 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	17,329 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #134

Alamogordo, NM	43,460 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	55,475 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

Alamogordo, NM	40.52%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Alamogordo, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.97%	$8,148, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.87%	$16,432, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.37%	$3,060, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.44%	$27,279, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	51,606 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	64,900 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$45,251, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$44,671, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,694, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Asian	$38,750, see rank	$58,744	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,625, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$25,893, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,750, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$38,659, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,318, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,432, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$38,840, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,948, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	12,320, 49.38%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,618, 61.83%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	882, 7.16%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,736, 54.68%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,222, 92.37%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	514, 7.63%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,702, 38.17%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	12,628, 50.62%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,500, 51.47%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	158, 1.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,342, 50.22%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,469, 86.23%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	873, 13.77%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,128, 48.53%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,399, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,619, 77.58%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,101, 16.94%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	238, 1.92%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	101, 0.81%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	340, 2.74%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alamogordo, NM	16.8 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,691	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	6,222, 53.22%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,471, 23.64%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,368, 21.99%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,174, 18.87%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	65, 1.04%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	774, 12.44%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	534, 8.58%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	5,469, 46.78%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,672, 30.57%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,714, 31.34%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,869, 34.17%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 0.53%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.71%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	84, 1.54%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Alamogordo, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,691, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	183, 1.57%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	986, 8.43%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	126, 1.08%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	145, 1.24%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,493, 12.77%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	231, 1.98%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	94, 0.80%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	457, 3.91%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	921, 7.88%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,065, 26.22%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,298, 11.10%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,165, 18.52%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	527, 4.51%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Alamogordo, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,682	18.54%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,191	14.71%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.