Otero County, New Mexico Demographics

Otero County is 49th out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Otero County is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Otero County is 3rd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Otero County is 3rd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Two or More

Otero County is 3rd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Size in square miles

Otero County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Foreign born residents

Otero County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Housing units

Otero County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Asian

Otero County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Households

Otero County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Otero County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	66,041	9th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6,613.2	3rd	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9.6	14th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	8th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.7%	13th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.3%	21st	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.2%	13th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.6%	17th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	84.4%	27th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.9%	3rd	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	7.1%	8th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	6th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	1st	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	3rd	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	27th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	52.2%	11th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	49.2%	22nd	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.1%	6th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	31,057	6th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.8%	13th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	24,375	7th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.2%	26th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$105,900	16th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	20th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5	17th	4,672	829,658

Income Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$20,067	17th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$38,588	14th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.8%	14th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Otero County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,003	11th	43,860	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	12,504	11th	597,568	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,801	11th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$527,819	12th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,338	22nd	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$92,381	9th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732