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White Sands, NM vs Alamogordo, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Alamogordo, is 36% less than it is in White Sands and is 50% below the National Average.
- White Sands unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Alamogordo unemployment rate is 7.0%.

Economy
 White Sands, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%23.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,983$26,834$37,638
 Household Income$72,143$46,026$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,167$60,674$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 White Sands, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.7%11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%14.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%11.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K0.0%11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K30.2%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K3.2%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.0%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%3.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 White Sands, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%15.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science32.9%2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%7.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.8%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement11.1%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.0%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care9.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.9%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.3%12.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.5%10.3%13.1%

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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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88002
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88310

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