SW New Mexico News

31.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Alamogordo in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.5 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 31,384.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Alamogordo residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,372	11.3
Regular high school diploma	4,516	21.5
GED or alternative credential	1,522	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,044	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,010	19.1
Associate's degree	2,448	11.6
Bachelor's degree	2,517	12
Master's degree	1,322	6.3
Professional school degree	153	0.7
Doctorate degree	112	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.