Alamosa County, Colorado

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Alamosa County is a county located in Colorado, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, the population was 14966. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 15417, It is the 31st largest in terms of population. It has total area of 723.53 miē (1873.93 kmē), of which, 722.74 square miles (1871.89 kmē) of it is land and 0.78 square miles (2.02 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 11th smallest by total area among Colorado's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14966 people in the county, organized into 5467 households, and 3654 families living in the county. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (7.99/kmē), it is Colorado's 21st most densely populated county. There were 6088 housing units at an average density of 8.4 per square mile (3.24/kmē). The average household size was 2.56 persons, and the average family size was 3.14 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 27.2% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 15417, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 14105 White, 253 Black or African American, 531 American Indian, 182 Asian, 34 Native Hawaiian, and 312 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29447, making its Colorado's tenth lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38389, it would be the 20th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $15037, making its Colorado's seventh lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 5251 pupils and students, of which 49.97% are male and 50.03% are female, 35.09% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.32% nursery or pri school, 3.96% kindergarten, 38.94% elementary school, 15.73% high school and 37.04% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Alamosa City	Alamosa County	3.99	3.99	0	7960	1995	15405	25453
2	Alamosa East Cdp	Alamosa County	3.61	3.61	0	1528	423	10948	27176
3	Hooper Town	Alamosa County	0.25	0.25	0	123	493.1	13897	31964

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14966
April 2000 Estimate	14966
July 2000 Estimate	14967
July 2001 Estimate	14992
July 2002 Estimate	15169
July 2003 Estimate	15125
July 2004 Estimate	15293
July 2005 Estimate	15315
July 2006 Estimate	15261
July 2007 Estimate	15259
July 2008 Estimate	15417

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	121	106	227
Kindergarten	131	77	208
Elementary school	1087	958	2045
High school	471	355	826
College or graduate school	814	1131	1945

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Alamosa County, Colorado	$29447	$38389	$15037
Colorado, United States	$47203	$55883	$24049
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587