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Moving to Tularosa, New Mexico

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Population: 2,864. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,858 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,375 (48.0%), Females: 1,489 (52.0%)

Otero County

Zip code: 88352

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $27,522
Median house value: $64,200

Population by Race

Races in Tularosa:

  • Hispanic (56.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (38.8%)
  • Other race (21.5%)
  • American Indian (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (8.5%), German (8.2%), Irish (5.4%), United States (3.0%), French (2.1%), Scottish (1.9%).

Elevation: 4514 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tularosa

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 14.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tularosa village

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

5.7% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +119 (+4.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tularosa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tularosa:

  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 17 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: HMN)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 43 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; Abbreviation: SRR)
  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 83 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tularosa:

  • ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS REGIONAL (about 17 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: ALM)
  • CARRIZOZO MUNI (about 40 miles; CARRIZOZO, NM; Abbreviation: Q37)
  • HATCH MUNI (about 86 miles; HATCH, NM; Abbreviation: E05)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tularosa:

  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 75 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 96 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 143 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 144 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 148 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)

Schools

Public high school in Tularosa:

  • TULAROSA HIGH (Students: 310; Location: 2800 8TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tularosa:

  • TULAROSA ELEM (Students: 447; Location: 1ST & OLD MESCALERO; Grades: PK – 05)
  • TULAROSA MIDDLE (Students: 262; Location: 1ST & OLD MESCALERO; Grades: 06 – 08)

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