SW New Mexico News

32.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Alamogordo in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 4.4 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 31,635.

90.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,978	9.1
Regular high school diploma	4,535	20.9
GED or alternative credential	1,535	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,387	11
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,182	19.3
Associate's degree	2,343	10.8
Bachelor's degree	3,145	14.5
Master's degree	1,331	6.1
Professional school degree	171	0.8
Doctorate degree	89	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.