Southeast Otero, New Mexico
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| Males: 4,414 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 4,441 |  (50.1%) |
| Median resident age: |  36.5 years |
| New Mexico median age: |  34.6 years |
Zip code: 88350
| Southeast Otero: | $33,008 |
| NM: | $45,382 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $17,544 (it was $13,353 in 2000)
Southeast Otero CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $128,674 (it was $81,100 in 2000)
| Southeast Otero: | $128,674 |
| NM: | $164,100 |
Southeast Otero, NM residents, houses, and apartments details
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Races in Southeast Otero, NM (2000)
- 4,62153.1%White alone
- 3,92445.1%Hispanic
- 670.8%Two or more races
- 330.4%American Indian alone
- 300.3%Black alone
- 220.3%Asian alone
- 40.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 40.05%Other race alone
Races in Southeast Otero detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 4118.6 square miles.
Population density: 2.2 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Southeast Otero:
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Southeast Otero CCD:
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 69.8%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 8.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Southeast Otero CCD: | 0.5% ($429) |
| New Mexico: | 0.7% ($699) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM 
(69.2 miles , pop. 74,267).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (71.6 miles , pop. 563,662).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (380.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities: Timberon, NM (2.5 miles ),
Pinon, NM (3.7 miles)
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Sacramento, NM (4.0 miles)
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Weed, NM (4.1 miles)
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Mayhill, NM (4.9 miles)
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Twin Forks, NM (5.1 miles)
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Boles Acres, NM (5.2 miles ),
Cloudcroft, NM (5.3 miles ).
Latitude: 32.57 N, Longitude: 105.62 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 505
| Here: | 6.5% |
| New Mexico: | 6.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (25%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Average climate in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Southeast Otero-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New Mexico state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 206.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 147.7 miles away from Southeast Otero center
On 1/4/2006 at 08:32:32, a magnitude 6.7 (6.1 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.6 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 493.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 149.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from Southeast Otero center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 640.0 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Otero County (15) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southeast Otero:
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 69 miles; Las Cruces, NM; Full-time enrollment: 14,497)
- New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 70 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
- El Paso Community College (about 71 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
- Vista College (about 72 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
- The University of Texas at El Paso (about 76 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 18,008)
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 82 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)
- Western New Mexico University (about 157 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)
Notable locations in Southeast Otero: Lewis Ranch (A), Panama Ranch (B), Little Well (C), Pine Springs Camp (D), McArron Ranch (E), Prude Ranch (F), Mesa Horse Camp (G), New Well (H), North Pasture Windmill (I), North Well (J), Rogers Ruins (K), Sacramento City (L), Sacramento Side Camp (M), Saddle Campground (N), Pate Windmill (O), Perry Well (P), Perry Windmill (Q), Pine Campground (R), Silver Campground (S), Sivells Baptist Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Southeast Otero include: High Rolls-Mountain Park Methodist Church Historic Site (A), Church of Christ (B), First Baptist Church (C), Cloudcroft Christian Center (D), Weed Baptist Church (E), Christadelphian Church (F), Orogrande Baptist Mission (G), First Baptist Church (H), Trinity Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Marcia Cemetery (1), Avis Cemetery (2), Piñon Cemetery (3), Mayhill Cemetery (4), Bass Cemetery (5), Mountain Acres Cemetery (6), Sixteen Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bassett Lake (A), Shockley Lake (B), Dry Lake (C), Cowan Lake (D), Lost Pond (E), Sacramento Lake (F), Tulloch Lake (G), The Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Stevens Creek (A), South Prong Stevens Creek (B), Sacramento River (C), Piñon Wash (D), Piñon Creek (E), Jernigan Wash (F), Pendejo Wash (G), Bear Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Southeast Otero include: Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (1), Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (2), Cloud Climbing Railroad Historical Marker (3), Zenith Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southeast Otero, NM
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This place: | 2.9 people |
| New Mexico: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 75.7% |
| Whole state: | 65.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 30.0% |
| Whole state: | 18.4% |
| This place: | 13.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
People in group quarters in Southeast Otero in 2010:
- 1,077 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 18 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
2 people in religious group quarters in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 15.1 |
| New Mexico average: | 14.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Southeast Otero CCD (based on Otero County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 11,862 | 11 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,947 | 55 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,913 | 12 |
| Other | 1,712 | 11 |
| Black Protestant | 466 | 5 |
| None | 37,897 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Otero County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Otero County: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Otero County: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
| Here: | 5.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.8% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Otero County: | 25.8% |
| New Mexico: | 22.1% |
9.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,964 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.58% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.50% |
1.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($4,335 average AGI)
Otero County: 1.10% New Mexico average: 0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from El Paso County, TX | 0.63% ($26,114 average AGI) |
| from Dona Ana County, NM | 0.60% ($25,299) |
| from Clark County, NV | 0.39% ($59,068) |
8.59% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,675 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.59% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.43% |
0.62% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,405 average AGI)
Otero County: 0.62% New Mexico average: 0.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Dona Ana County, NM | 0.81% ($30,944 average AGI) |
| to El Paso County, TX | 0.56% ($29,984) |
| to Bernalillo County, NM | 0.32% ($40,845) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Southeast Otero:
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
- KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
- KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
- KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Southeast Otero:
- K205DE (88.9 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
- K256AI (99.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K215EC (91.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KZZX (105.3 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K249DD (97.7 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- KNMB (96.7 FM; CLOUDCROFT, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
- KIDX (101.5 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
- K240CN (95.9 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FRIENDS OF KHFM-RUIDOSO)
- K297AE (107.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- KNMZ (103.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- KRSY-FM (92.7 FM; LA LUZ, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
TV broadcast stations around Southeast Otero:
- K12MP (Channel 12; TIMBERON, NM; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
Southeast Otero compared to New Mexico state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Southeast Otero on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Health and personal care, except drug, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Painters and paperhangers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other construction workers and helpers (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #52 (88350) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
