Cities / New Mexico / Alamogordo

Alamogordo, NM

30,996 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Las Cruces)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 62.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ELP

79 mi — El Paso International Airport

Population & People

Population

30,996

Median age

37.1

Median household income

$55,952

Poverty rate

16.6%

Unemployment rate

6.3%

Bachelor's degree+

25.5%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

32.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$172,900

Median gross rent

$902/mo

Homeownership rate

61.6%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,129

HUD Fair Market Rent (New Mexico statewide average across 33 areas — not specific to Alamogordo), 2026. Efficiency $828, 1BR $927, 2BR $1129, 3BR $1496, 4BR $1758. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Mexico commercial electricity

11.23¢/kWh

New Mexico industrial electricity

5.9¢/kWh

New Mexico residential electricity

15.08¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

152778.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

120851.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Mexico

563.08

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, New Mexico-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ELP

El Paso International Airport

79 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

152 mi away

TUS

Tucson International Airport

295 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Mexico energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Mexico economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).