2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Alamogordo, NM vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Half Moon Bay, is 198% more than it is in Alamogordo and is 50% above the National Average.
- Alamogordo unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Half Moon Bay unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Alamogordo, NMHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.6%37.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,834$67,975$37,638
 Household Income$46,026$137,346$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,674$169,286$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alamogordo, NMHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.5%4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.2%4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%4.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.5%4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%2.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.0%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%7.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.4%22.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%12.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.0%31.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alamogordo, NMHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%26.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.3%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%2.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.9%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.7%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%18.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.8%3.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.3%10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 10 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 18 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 19 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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