Colorado

Otero County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
52.4%
Hispanic
42.2%
Other
5.4%

Compared with Colorado and the United States

Otero Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricOtero CountyColoradoUnited States
Non-Hispanic White52.4%63.1%58%
Hispanic42.2%24.1%—
American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%0.6%—
Black or African American0.8%4.2%—
East Asian0.7%1.3%—
Indian0.5%0.8%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Otero County next to Colorado and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricOtero CountyColoradoUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—103.1 (+3.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—127.4 (+27.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$54,037$95,470$80,734
Median home value$168,900$539,400$332,700
Home price to income3.1×5.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$839/mo$1,761/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income18.6%22.1%21.0%