What is the population of Otero County, Colorado?

The population of Otero County, Colorado is 17,982, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Otero County, Colorado?

The median household income in Otero County, Colorado is $54,906, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Otero County, Colorado is $309,434, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Otero County, Colorado is 4.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	17,982	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	14.2	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.02%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	42.1	35.3	37.1
Households	7,643	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Otero County

Group	Share

Otero County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$54,906	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.93%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$309,434	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$795	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	68.9%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.2	22.2	22.5
Work from home	5.6%	18.8%	13.4%

Otero County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.45	2.54

Otero County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Otero County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.9	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.6%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	18.7%	16.1%	19.0%