Alamosa East is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Alamosa East CDP was 1,453 at the 2020 United States census. The Alamosa post office (Zip code 81101) serves the area.

Geography The Alamosa East CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Alamosa East had a population of 1,453. The median age was 40.1 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males age 18 and over.

72.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 27.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 576 households in Alamosa East, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.2% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 617 housing units, of which 6.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 843 58.0% Black or African American 9 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native 58 4.0% Asian 12 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 247 17.0% Two or more races 284 19.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 762 52.4%

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

List of census-designated places in Colorado Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Mount Blanca San Luis Valley

References

External links

State of Colorado History Colorado Alamosa @ Colorado.com Alamosa @ UncoverColorado.com Alamosa Convention & Visitors Bureau Alamosa County website