Otero County, CO Demographic Data

Otero County, CO Summary

Otero County is located in Colorado
  • Population: 18,791
  • Area: 1,269.70 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 1,261.96 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 7.74 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 14.79 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 4,356.96 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

Colorado Heat Map by County Population

Sponsored

Otero County, CO Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,368
51%
50.8
Male
9,072
49%
49.2
Total Population
18,440
 
323,128,000

Otero County, CO Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,124
6.1% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,265
6.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,248
6.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,385
7.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,070
5.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,964
10.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,077
11.3% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,228
12.1% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,392
7.5% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,153
6.3% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,873
10.2% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,316
7.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
345
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,066
76.3%
77.2
Female
7,259
51.6%
51.3
Male
6,807
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,224
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,284
23.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,534
19.2%
15.2
Female
1,936
54.8%
55.8
Male
1,598
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

Otero County, CO Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,085
98.1% 
96.8
White
16,686
90.5% 
72.6
Black or African American
89
0.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
304
1.6% 
0.8
Asian
184
1.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
119
0.6% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
5
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
35
0.2% 
0.6
Other Asian
23
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
140
0.8% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
74
0.4% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
66
0.4% 
0.1
Some Other Race
682
3.7% 
5.1
Two or More Races
355
1.9% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,613
41.3% 
17.8
Mexican
6,437
34.9% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
0.2% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,135
6.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,827
58.7% 
82.2

Otero County, CO Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
823
6.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
931
7.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,511
28.4% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,387
27.4% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,583
12.8% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,425
11.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
688
5.6% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,754
14.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,594
85.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,113
17.1%
31.2

Otero County, CO Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,009
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
7,578
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,699
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
277
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,240
8.4
5.8%

Otero County, CO Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,504
83.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,812
16.2%
21.6%
Spanish
2,524
14.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
85
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
203
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Otero County, CO Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
962
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
508
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,274
17.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,014
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,107
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,273
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
611
8.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
569
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
67
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
34,477
 
57,617
Per capita income
19,842
 
31,128

Otero County, CO Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
544
7.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
432
6.0%
9.8
Construction
408
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,885
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
328
4.5%
6.6
Information
117
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
470
6.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
377
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
514
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
669
9.2%
4.6
Retail trade
837
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
498
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
162
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
840
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,437
33.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
857
11.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,562
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,545
21.3%
18.1%

Otero County, CO Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,155
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,629
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
776
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.0%
5.1
Walked
265
3.7%
2.7
Other means
81
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
401
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.8
 
26.6

Otero County, CO Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
521
7.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,287
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,713
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,928
25.9%
21.0

Otero County, CO Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
7,449
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,797
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,652
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,446
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5

Otero County, CO Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,895
1 room
91
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
136
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
800
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,546
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,109
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,700
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
998
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
649
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
866
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Otero County, CO Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,895
 
 
1-unit, detached
7,007
78.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
154
1.7%
5.9
2-units
304
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
248
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
334
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
66
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
221
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
561
6.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Otero County, CO Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,694
30.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
971
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
937
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,125
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,187
13.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
649
7.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
904
10.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
404
4.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
24
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Otero County, CO Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,895
79.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
510
6.8%
4.7
Electricity
874
11.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
112
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
16
0.2%
1.1

Otero County, CO Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,594
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
19
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
98
3.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
113
4.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
269
10.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
745
28.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,342
51.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,189
46.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
435
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
197
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
128
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
635
24.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%

Otero County, CO Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,421 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
2.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
270
11.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
660
27.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,419
58.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
231
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
653
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
255
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
194
8.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
189
7.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
427
17.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
255
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,075
44.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
257
0.0%
0.0%

Otero County, CO Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,797
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
759
15.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,913
39.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
840
17.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
574
12.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
430
9.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
176
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
77
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,300
 
205,000