Otero County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	68,816	2,120,246	334,922,499	797th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,876	$64,059	$80,734	2412th of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	39.4	38.9	2823rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.7%	31.0%	35.7%	1547th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$162,700	$248,100	$332,700	1968th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$962	$1,067	$1,413	1132nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.3%	17.8%	12.5%	621st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.6%	6.0%	5.2%	227th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.4	17.5	n/a	2631st of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.7%	9.4%	14.1%	422nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1632nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.0%	70.0%	65.2%	2570th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	23.5	26.4	2124th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	12.2%	15.1%	2202nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1430th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.3%	40.9%	46.9%	2469th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1187th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.5%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39.6%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.0	62.7	61.4

Age in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	36.4	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.5%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	24,480	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.1%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.5%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.1%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,760	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.2%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.3%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.6%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	32,645	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.8%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$902	$1,731	n/a

Education in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.5%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.6%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.1%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.0%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.2%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Otero County, New Mexico

Statistic	Otero County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.1%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.6%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.2%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.9%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.9%	25.3%	16.7%

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