Otero County, Colorado

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Key figures

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,321	5,862,189	334,922,499	1974th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,037	$95,470	$80,734	2532nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	37.7	38.9	1549th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.2%	45.7%	35.7%	2317th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,900	$539,400	$332,700	1829th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$839	$1,761	$1,413	1819th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.1%	9.4%	12.5%	375th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	4.6%	5.2%	491st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.5	56.6	n/a	2495th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	9.8%	14.1%	1014th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2867th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.9%	66.2%	65.2%	2403rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	25.2	26.4	2296th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.1%	21.0%	15.1%	2350th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1492nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.7%	48.3%	46.9%	2641st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.3%	n/a	n/a	2278th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42.0%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.8	52.5	61.4

Age in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	41.8	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	7,584	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.9%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,645	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.4%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.1%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.8%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	8,746	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$520	$2,602	n/a

Education in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	11.3%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.5%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.0%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.6%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Otero County, Colorado

Statistic	Otero County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.5%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.8%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.4%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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