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Alamosa, CO vs Craig, CO

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- Craig is 0% more densely populated than Alamosa.
- People are 28.7% more likely to be married in Craig.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years older in Craig.
 Alamosa, COCraig, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,026329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 20108,907  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,189285,036,114
 Population - 19907,579  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,757.793.4
 Land Area7.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alamosa, COCraig, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Alamosa, COCraig, COUnited States
 White37.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alamosa, COCraig, COUnited States
 Married Population36.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households3,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,37280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,947  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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