In addition, Alamosa is a college town. There are a lot of students in Alamosa attending college, and as a result Alamosa provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.34 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Alamosa is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.99% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Alamosa in 2022 was $26,750, which is low income relative to Colorado, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,000 for a family of four. However, Alamosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alamosa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alamosa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Alamosa, accounting for 53.88% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alamosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alamosa include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Alamosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
