Because there are quite a few people attending college in Alamosa, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Alamosa provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alamosa spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.84 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Alamosa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Alamosa is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.71% of adults in Alamosa have a college degree.
The per capita income in Alamosa in 2022 was $26,077, 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 $104,308 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 56.32% 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alamosa include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Alamosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
