What is the population of Otero County, New Mexico?

The population of Otero County, New Mexico is 68,621, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Otero County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Otero County, New Mexico is $52,906, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Otero County, New Mexico is $153,010, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Otero County, New Mexico is 7.8%, 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 B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Otero County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	68,621	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	10.4	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.62%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	37.0	37.7	37.1
Households	24,285	824,565	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	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$52,906	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.55%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Otero County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$153,010	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$925	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	65.0%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Otero County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.1	18.7	22.5
Work from home	6.0%	11.0%	13.4%

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

Metric	Otero County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.52	2.54

Otero County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Otero County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.4	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	18.8%	18.0%	19.0%