Alamosa County, Colorado
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver
Population:
- Total Population: 14,966
- Males: 7,381
- Females: 7,585
Ethnicity:
- White: 8,139
- Black/African American: 82
- Hispanic: 6,222
- Native American/Eskimo: 157
- Asian: 117
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 15
- Other: 26
- 2 or more: 208
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (10,015)
- Spanish (3,680)
- German (45)
- Navaho (25)
- French (15)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 703
- Mexico (458)
- Guatemala (120)
- Philippines (26)
- Korea (16)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (12)
- Other South America (11)
- Canada (8)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (5,716)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (1,155)
- United Methodist Church, The (378)
- Assemblies of God (334)
- Southern Baptist Convention (275)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Alamosa Family Medical Center: 1710 First Street, Alamosa - (719) 589-3658
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,362
- Sensory: 558
- Physical: 1,076
- Mental: 686
- Self-care: 237
- Go outside home: 804
- Employment: 996
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 118
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 5,467
- Utility gas: 3,312
- Bottled or LP gas: 961
- Electricity: 745
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 38
- Coal or Coke: 2
- Wood: 336
- Solar Energy: 22
- Other fuel: 32
- No fuel used: 19
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 10,775
- No vehicle: 911
- 1 or more vehicle: 9,864
Education Attainment:
- No School: 138
- No High School: 547
- Some High School: 804
- High School: 2,320
- Some College: 2,105
- Associate's Degree: 343
- College Degree: 1,318
- Master's Degree: 767
- Professional Degree: 149
- Doctoral Degree: 76
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 5,467
- Owners with phone: 3,407
- Owners without phone: 94
- Renters with phone: 1,847
- Renters without phone: 119
10 closest counties:
- Costilla County, Colorado
- Conejos County, Colorado
- Rio Grande County, Colorado
- Saguache County, Colorado
- Custer County, Colorado
- Huerfano County, Colorado
- Taos County, New Mexico
- Fremont County, Colorado
- Mineral County, Colorado
- Chaffee County, Colorado
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
81101, 81102, 81136, 81146
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KRZA (88.7 FM) ALAMASA, CO
- KASF (90.9 FM) ALAMOSA, CO
- KALQ-FM (93.5 FM) ALAMOSA, CO
- KGIW (1450 AM) ALAMOSA, CO
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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