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Los Alamos County, New Mexico in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, was $147,139, higher than New Mexico's ($64,059) and the U.S. figure ($80,734). 3.5% of its people lived below the poverty line, lower than New Mexico's (17.8%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $1,375 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $495,800.

Median household income

$147,139 ± $10,556

Median household income, dollars a year. 8th highest of 3,143 counties; highest of 32 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County
$147,139
New Mexico
$64,059
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

3.5% ± 1.5%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 4th lowest of 3,144 counties; lowest of 33 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County
3.5%
New Mexico
17.8%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$1,375 ± $119

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 336th highest of 3,137 counties; 3rd highest of 33 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County
$1,375
New Mexico
$1,067
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$495,800 ± $24,607

Median home value, dollars. 142nd highest of 3,139 counties; highest of 33 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County
$495,800
New Mexico
$248,100
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

14.7 minutes ± 1.2

Average one-way commute, minutes. 116th lowest of 3,143 counties; 3rd lowest of 33 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County
14.7 minutes
New Mexico
23.5 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Chartly, “Los Alamos County, New Mexico in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/los-alamos-county-new-mexico

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.