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Los Alamos County, NM

19,435 Population
109.1 square miles 178.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$74,704 ±$4,431 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$147,139 ±$10,556 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.5% ±1.5% (683  ±286) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.7 minutes ±1.2 (130,490  ±13,415) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,247 ±164 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (19,344  ±16) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.7% ±3.6% (406  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,713 ±27 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$495,800 ±$24,607 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.9% ±2.7% (2,667  ±525.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.3% ±5.6% (13,797  ±793.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
69.7% ±4.5% (9,792  ±631.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.4% (1,829  ±290) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±1.4% (1,101  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,101 Total veterans ±205 940 Male ±191 161 Female ±92

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