Alamogordo is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 35,392 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Alamogordo is the eighth largest community in New Mexico.

Alamogordo is a military town: the armed forces employs 8.58% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Public Service are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 14.52% and 13.46% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Alamogordo Information and Demographics

The education level of Alamogordo citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.58% of adults 25 and older in Alamogordo have a college degree.

The per capita income in Alamogordo in 2000 was $14,662, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,648 for a family of four.

Alamogordo is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alamogordo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Alamogordo is White, followed by 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 31.43% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Alamogordo include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Alamogordo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.