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Alamogordo, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alamogordo, NM: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 36,630. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALAMOGORDO-NM · Alamogordo, NM 2 ZIPs · 36,630 pop · #24242/25278 · Otero County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $37,201
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24242/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mescalero
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,630
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 88311→88310
  • HOME-LOW $173,000

Nearest income peer: Mescalero, NM ( $274 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alamogordo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alamogordo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alamogordo, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,630
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,201
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($37,201 average) · poverty 31.1%. The primary code (88310) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alamogordo as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Arenas Valley is the closest lower-income city and Deming the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alamogordo.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Alamogordo differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Alamogordo. ZIP 88311 reports $17,188 in median household income, while ZIP 88310 reports $57,214. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
3.3×

88311 to 88310

Poverty-rate spread
30.3 points

88310 to 88311

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 88310 swallows Alamogordo's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 88310 still holds about 98% of Alamogordo's 36,630 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Alamogordo

Citywide ZBP: 725 establishments, 9,946 employees , annual payroll $387,124k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88310 (712 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (137) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Alamogordo, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Otero County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Alamogordo. See the Otero County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Otero County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alamogordo, Chaparral, Tularosa and Holloman Air Force Base among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cloudcroft marks the far end of that range at $136,250, 266% above Alamogordo.

Side-by-side: Compare 88310 vs 88311 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88310 35,776 $57,214 712 32
88311 854 $17,188 13 140
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Alamogordo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alamogordo, .