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Otero, New Mexico

Otero County, New Mexico · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountyOtero County · 6612.6 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025OteroPeer medianPctileSource
Population68,81667,91245
Population change (10 yr)n/a2.7%
Median household income$55,876$57,06036
Poverty rate19.3%17.2%73
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%21.8%55
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a3.9%
Median owner-occupied home value$162,700$175,2509
Median gross rent$962$90764
Housing vacancy rate25.0%11.4%91
Worked from home6.7%7.6%36
Population, 2012–2024
OteroPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
OteroPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+1.8%
Housing units+3.4%
Median household income+25.5%
Median owner-occupied home value+42.2%
Median gross rent+23.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher+12.8%
Worked from home+93.8%
Poverty rate-1.8%
Establishment density · Otero County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars12.1US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail1.6US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services2.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services9.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care11.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation1.9US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation3.3US 2.1above US rate
Construction17.6US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Troup, GA8970,330+2.9%$56,77623.8%
Pope, AR8564,131+2.3%$57,34424.7%
Pottawatomie, OK8173,463+3.9%$61,39820.4%
Russell, AL7758,811$51,19718.2%
Valencia, NM7678,458+2.6%$58,93320.9%
Santa Cruz, AZ7648,926$55,21723.1%
Hamblen, TN7565,669+4.5%$55,45420.0%
Harrison, TX7570,155+4.8%$66,10322.7%
Garfield, OK7462,146+0.8%$66,18223.3%
White, AR7477,838-0.6%$55,24920.4%