Alamogordo, New Mexico

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The 2000 Census showed that Alamogordo had a population of 35,582 people^<1>. This represents 1.95% of the total population of New Mexico, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
4	Rio Rancho	N	171 mi [275.2 km]	79,655	53.88% increase
5	Roswell	NE	89 mi [143.2 km]	46,198	2% increase
6	Farmington	NW	295 mi [474.8 km]	42,637	12.67% increase
-7-	Alamogordo			35,757	0.49% increase
8	Clovis	NE	192 mi [309 km]	32,352	0.96% decrease
9	Hobbs	E	164 mi [263.9 km]	30,476	6.35% increase
10	Carlsbad	E	105 mi [169 km]	25,629	---

Alamogordo had 15,920 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Alamogordo has an area^<4> of 19.35 square miles [50.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Alamogordo had a 2000 population density of 1,839 people per square mile [710 people/km²], making it the state's 6th most densely populated area.

Otero County

The city of Alamogordo is located in Otero County.

The county had a population of 62,216 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 35,582 people, Alamogordo contained 57.2% of the Otero County total.

In addition, where the community of Alamogordo has a population density of 1,839 people per square mile [710 people/km²], Otero County averages 9.39 people per square mile [3.63 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Otero County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Alamogordo and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Alamogordo. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Alamogordo. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Alamogordo, it also contains a comparison between Alamogordo and the state of New Mexico.

Click here for the Alamogordo QuickFact (QF-3501780).

A Census Quickfact is available for Otero County (QF-35035).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Alamogordo:

Alamogordo is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Alamogordo.

The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alamogordo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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