Alamogordo is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 31,667 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Alamogordo is the tenth largest community in New Mexico.Alamogordo is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Alamogordo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alamogordo who work in office and administrative support (12.36%), sales jobs (12.07%), and management occupations (8.08%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Alamogordo, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. A relatively large number of people in Alamogordo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alamogordo spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.68 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Alamogordo is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Alamogordo in 2022 was $32,590, which is middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,360 for a family of four. However, Alamogordo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alamogordo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alamogordo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alamogordo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alamogordo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alamogordo include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Alamogordo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
