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Situation & Outlook Report

Alamogordo, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 10460)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Alamogordo, NM MISA metro changed from 64,354 in 2010 to 64,966 in 2015, a change of 8 (0%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 503 in 2010 and 502 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 823 (2011), 106 (2012), -441 (2013), -1,116 (2014), -1,116 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 78,567. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 14,171 (22.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 9,869 (2010) to 14,573 (2020), a change of 4,704 (47.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 776 in 2008 and 701 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $28,049 in 2008 to $33,653 in 2014, a change of $5,604 (20%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 16 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 10460; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Alamogordo

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Alamogordo, NM (3501780) 30,403 30,706 31,303 31,548 31,446 31,060 354 1.20

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Otero County, NM (35035) 64,354 32.7 65,493 32.3 66,002 32.6 65,766 32.5 64,966 31.9 64,362 31.5

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
No counties presently available for this metro.

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 65,616 65,082 -534 -0.81
  One race 63,290 62,609 -681 -1.08
    White 50,993 49,341 -1,652 -3.24
    Black/African American 50,993 49,341 -1,652 -3.24
    American Indian/Alaska Native 4,359 4,588 229 5.25
    Asian alone 829 922 93 11.22
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 70 222 152 217.14
    Some other race alone 5,016 5,123 107 2.13
  Two or more races 2,326 2,473 147 6.32
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,355 23,737 382 1.64
Population 25 years and over 41,794 42,446 652 1.64
  % high school graduate or higher 87.4 86.0 -1.4 -1.60
  % bachelor's degree or higher 15.7 20.4 4.7 29.94
Total Households 23,176 23,190 14 29.94
  Median household income ($) 44,102 42,603 -1,499 -3.40
  Mean household income ($) 50,974 49,371 -1,603 -3.14
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 65,616 65,082 -534 -0.81
  Male 33,675 32,975 -700 -3.14
  Female 31,941 32,107 166 -3.14
  Under 5 years 4,590 5,015 425 -3.14
  5 to 9 years 5,361 3,767 -1,594 -29.73
  10 to 14 years 3,333 5,093 1,760 52.81
  15 to 19 years 4,711 3,681 -1,030 -21.86
  20 to 24 years 5,827 5,080 -747 -12.82
  25 to 34 years 8,441 9,220 779 9.23
  35 to 44 years 7,187 6,834 -353 -4.91
  45 to 54 years 8,058 8,002 -56 -0.69
  55 to 59 years 3,668 4,140 472 12.87
  55 to 59 years 3,668 4,140 472 12.87
  60 to 64 years 3,816 3,884 68 1.78
  65 to 74 years 6,370 6,136 -234 -3.67
  75 to 84 years 3,332 3,288 -44 -1.32
  85 years and over 922 942 20 2.17
  Median age 35.9 36.1 0.2 0.56
  18 years and over 50,038 49,062 -976 -1.95
  21 years and over 46,732 47,028 296 0.63
  62 years and over 12,864 12,551 -313 -2.43
  65 years and over 10,624 10,366 -258 -2.43

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 30,992 30,979 30,989 31,000 30,977 30,965 -14 -0.05

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 30,775 30,969 194 0.63
  1-unit, detached 20,799 20,043 -756 -3.63
  1-unit, attached 1,038 1,102 64 6.17
  2 units 226 392 166 73.45
  3 or 4 units 921 435 -486 -52.77
  5 to 9 units 73 347 274 375.34
  10 to 20 units 311 412 101 32.48
  20 or more units 86 47 -39 -45.35
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 30,775 30,969 194 0.63
  Occupied Housing Units 23,176 23,190 14 0.06
    Owner 15,246 14,777 -469 -3.08
    Renter 7,930 8,413 483 6.09
  Vacant Housing Units 7,599 7,779 180 2.37
  Homeowner vacancy rate 5.40 5.90 0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.00 6.80 4.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.69 2.70 0.01 0.37
Average household size; renter-occ 2.65 2.60 -0.05 -1.89
Median Value $ owner occupied 102,700 107,700 5,000 4.87
Median Rent $ renter occupied 928 845 -83 -8.94

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 2,127,184 2,145,376 2,103,183 2,144,811 2,192,063 64,879 3.0
  Net earnings 1/ 1,225,297 1,223,671 1,179,520 1,172,982 1,173,935 -51,362 -4.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 497,319 498,955 496,088 535,105 568,030 70,711 14.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 53,023 53,444 54,577 52,186 53,775 752 1.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 16,516 11,800 8,869 5,613 4,859 -11,657 -70.6
    Retirement and other 427,780 433,711 432,642 477,306 509,396 81,616 19.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 404,568 422,750 427,575 436,724 450,098 45,530 11.3
  Population 4/ 65,493 66,002 65,766 64,966 64,362 -1,131 -1.7
  Per capita personal income 32,480 32,505 31,980 33,014 34,058 1,578 4.9
  Per capita net earnings 18,709 18,540 17,935 18,055 18,240 -469 -2.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,593 7,560 7,543 8,237 8,826 1,233 16.2
    Per capita income maintenance 810 810 830 803 836 26 3.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 252 179 135 86 75 -177 -70.2
    Per capita retirement and other 6,532 6,571 6,579 7,347 7,915 1,383 21.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,177 6,405 6,501 6,722 6,993 816 13.2
  Earnings by place of work 1,317,963 1,312,689 1,282,966 1,272,067 1,273,124 -44,839 -3.4
    Wages and salaries 914,469 910,977 903,724 898,566 900,154 -14,315 -1.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 312,115 317,248 303,021 293,405 294,917 -17,198 -5.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 231,139 234,968 222,347 213,618 212,234 -18,905 -8.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 80,976 82,280 80,674 79,787 82,683 1,707 2.1
    Proprietors' income 91,379 84,464 76,221 80,096 78,053 -13,326 -14.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 10,652 2,790 -3,283 2,063 -1,301 -11,953 -112.2
      Farm proprietors' income 80,727 81,674 79,504 78,033 79,354 -1,373 -1.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 28,934 28,519 28,409 27,625 27,738 -1,196 -4.1
  Wage and salary jobs 23,753 23,329 23,325 22,634 22,604 -1,149 -4.8
  Number of proprietors 5,181 5,190 5,084 4,991 5,134 -47 -0.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 421 421 423 419 418 -3 -0.7
    Number of farm proprietors 4,760 4,769 4,661 4,572 4,716 -44 -0.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,551 46,029 45,161 46,048 45,898 347 0.8
  Average wages and salaries 38,499 39,049 38,745 39,700 39,823 1,324 3.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 16,959 17,126 17,057 17,068 16,827 -132 -0.8
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.4
Unemployment 1,578 1,508 1,467 1,447 1,379 1,357 1,351 1,315 1,192 1,283 1,611 1,643 1,610
Employment 23,197 22,970 22,980 23,104 23,254 23,475 23,424 23,661 23,559 23,413 23,476 23,476 23,394
Labor Force24,77524,47824,44724,55124,63324,83224,77524,97624,75124,69625,08725,11925,004

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Alamogordo Public SchoolsAlamogordo 35000303335035NM 6,154 44,562 6,846
Cloudcroft Municipal SchoolsCloudcroft 35005404335035NM 376 3,077 330
Tularosa Municipal SchoolsTularosa 35026703335035NM 900 8,985 1,754

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 7,430
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM1879943 2,095 716 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 2,095
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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