Statewide Claims to Fame

Otero County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Otero County is 5th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Female residents

Otero County is 7th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Otero County is 7th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Otero County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Otero County is 18th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Otero County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Otero County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 5

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Current population (2012) 18,698 26th 5,187,582 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,262.0 37th 103,641.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 14.9 28th 48.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 20th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.3% 18th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.6% 20th 11.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.6% 58th 89.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.6% 61st 36.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Race - White 92.1% 46th 88.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.1% 22nd 4.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 3.2% 9th 1.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 27th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 35th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.6% 7th 2.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 40.9% 7th 21.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 55.9% 56th 69.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Female residents 50.7% 5th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.8% 42nd 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Housing units 8,949 31st 2,224,603 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.2% 31st 25.7% 25.9%
Households 7,453 27th 1,941,193 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.3% 57th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $93,300 57th $236,700 $186,200
People per household 2.4 29th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 4 52nd 23,301 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Income per capita $17,396 63rd $30,816 $27,915
Income per household $31,246 62nd $57,685 $52,762
Income below poverty line 25.7% 1st 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Otero County Rank Colorado US
Non-farm private establishments 450 33rd 150,889 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,705 31st 1,972,271 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,586 33rd 547,770 27,092,908
Retail sales $171,450 30th $65,896,788 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,166 42nd $13,609 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,313 37th $11,440,395 $613,795,732

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