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Alamosa, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Alamosa, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityAlamosa
Total population7,960 281,421,906
Male3,801138,053,563
Female4,159143,368,343
Median age (years)27.735.3
Total households2,974105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,45341,994

Alamosa, Colorado Economy

63.55% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Alamosa, Colorado. Among them 33.49% are females aged 16 and over. 67.12% of Alamosa, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.0% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point one five percent of Alamosa, Colorado residents work at home.

The total population of Alamosa, Colorado is 7,960 people. The median household income in Alamosa, Colorado is twenty-five thousand, four hundred and fifty-three dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 35.24% of all occupations. 7.63% of Alamosa, Colorado population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 30.41% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 7.17% of occupations.

17.66% of families in Alamosa, Colorado have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Alamosa, Colorado median household income is twenty-five thousand, four hundred and fifty-three dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $27,100, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $22,671.

 Alamosa, Colorado %, Alamosa, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over6,250  217,168,077
In labor force3,972 63.55%63.92%
- Civilian labor force3,972 63.55%63.39%
- - Employed3,499 55.98%59.73%
- - Unemployed473 7.57%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force11.9  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force2,278 36.45%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over3,399 54.38%51.66%
In labor force2,093 33.49%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,093 33.49%29.65%
- - Employed1,849 29.58%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years549 8.78%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force359  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over3,449  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,315 67.12%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled484 14.03%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked474 13.74%2.93%
Other means102 2.96%1.19%
Worked at home74 2.15%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)11.4 0.33%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over3,499  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,233 35.24%33.65%
Service occupations573 16.38%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,064 30.41%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations111 3.17%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations267 7.63%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations251 7.17%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining94 2.69%1.87%
Construction230 6.57%6.78%
Manufacturing94 2.69%14.1%
Wholesale trade83 2.37%3.6%
Retail trade471 13.46%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities50 1.43%5.2%
Information80 2.29%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing255 7.29%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services166 4.74%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,159 33.12%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services445 12.72%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)149 4.26%4.87%
Public administration223 6.37%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,466 70.48%78.47%
Government workers881 25.18%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business136 3.89%6.63%
Unpaid family workers16 0.46%0.31%
 Alamosa, Colorado %, Alamosa, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,958  105,539,122
Less than $10,000577 19.51%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999349 11.8%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999524 17.71%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999426 14.4%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999439 14.84%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999323 10.92%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99998 3.31%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999177 5.98%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99916 0.54%2.2%
$200,000 or more29 0.98%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)25,453  41,994
With earnings2,308 36.93%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)35,442  56,604
With Social Security income659 10.54%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,777  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income157 2.51%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,035  6,320
With public assistance income215 3.44%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,530  3,032
With retirement income340 5.44%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,854  17,376
 
Families1,750  72,261,780
Less than $10,000205 11.71%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999154 8.8%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999301 17.2%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999238 13.6%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999309 17.66%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999262 14.97%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99977 4.4%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999159 9.09%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99916 0.91%2.75%
$200,000 or more29 1.66%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)33,017  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,405  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,100  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,671  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families316  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years262 82.91%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years149 47.15%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present164  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years156 95.12%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years85 51.83%42.27%
 
Individuals1,742  33,899,812
18 years and over1,200 68.89%65.35%
- 65 years and over128 7.35%9.7%
Related children under 18 years542 31.11%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years375 21.53%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over759 43.57%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.