How many renters in Alamogordo, NM pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Alamogordo, NM, 2020–2024
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49.4% (±9.4 points) of renting households in Alamogordo, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.4% (±9.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.2% (±7.2 points)
Median share of income: 29.8% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Alamogordo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Alamogordo	Otero County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	15.6% (±5.3 points)	17.3%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±3.6 points)	10.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.8% (±4.3 points)	13.3%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±4.1 points)	12.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±6.1 points)	9.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	40.2% (±7.2 points)	37.5%	41.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Alamogordo against Otero County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alamogordo	Otero County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.4% (±9.4 points)	46.8% (±6.7 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.2% (±7.2 points)	37.5% (±5.1 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.8% (±3.0 points)	28.7% (±2.0 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,881 (±$5,065)	$41,500 (±$2,425)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$902 (±$66)	$962 (±$61)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Alamogordo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Otero County (46.8%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (50.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Otero County, Alamogordo ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 189.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Alamogordo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alamogordo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Alamogordo	—	49.4% (±9.4 points)	—
La Luz	6.2 mi	53.3% (±37.5 points)	Not measurably different
Holloman AFB	8.1 mi	39.1% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
High Rolls	10.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tularosa	14 mi	43.1% (±35.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cloudcroft	14 mi	48.9% (±49.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ruidoso	36 mi	46.3% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ruidoso Downs	38 mi	70.8% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
White Sands	46 mi	14.1% (±13.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Sands, NM (14.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Otero County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	La Luz	53.3% (±37.5 points)
2	Alamogordo	49.4% (±9.4 points)
3	Cloudcroft	48.9% (±49.2 points)
4	Tularosa	43.1% (±35.3 points)
5	Holloman AFB	39.1% (±12.0 points)
6	High Rolls	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alamogordo

Are renters in Alamogordo rent-burdened?

49.4% of renting households in Alamogordo pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Alamogordo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Alamogordo, NM spends 29.8% (±3.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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