Otero County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Retail trade (12.7%), Public administration (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Otero County, New Mexico business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Otero County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	33.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 30,994	(49.8%)
Females: 31,304	(50.2%)

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Otero County:	2.7 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,478
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$443
State:	$531

Otero County:	$115,091
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $160,918

Here:	$160,918
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $215,702

Here:	$215,702
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $101,199

Here:	$101,199
State:	$213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,771

Here:	$208,771
State:	$201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,879

Here:	$109,879
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $53,919

Here:	$53,919
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,788

Here:	$30,788
State:	$42,007

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 98
• Thefts: 151
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 180
• Auto thefts: 12

This county:	19.3%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Otero County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $667 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alamogordo, Tularosa, La Luz, Mescalero, Boles Acres, Cloudcroft, Timberon, Southeast Otero.

Neighboring counties: Chaves County , Dona Ana County , Eddy County , Lincoln County , Sierra County , Culberson County, Texas , El Paso County, Texas , Hudspeth County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Otero County: Dean Ranch (A), Walker Ranch (B), Antelope Tank (C), Deep Well (D), Walters Ranch (E), Antelope Well (F), Apache Campground (G), Weather Station (H), Welch Lodge (I), Deerhead Campground (J), Apache Point Observatory (K), Apache Summit (L), Desert (M), Church Camp (N), White Sands Ranch (O), White Sands Weather Station (P), Whitetail Weather Station (Q), Wimberly Ranch (R), Wind Mountain Well (S), Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Otero County include: Grown of Life Community Church (A), Orogrande Baptist Mission (B), Santo Nino de Atocha Church (C), High Rolls-Mountain Park Methodist Church Historic Site (D), Trinity Baptist Church (E), Angus Church of the Nazarene (F), Weed Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Spirit of Life Apostolic/Pentecostal Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bass Cemetery (1), Lusk Cemetery (2), Cienega Cemetery (3), Mountain Acres Cemetery (4), Whitetail Cemetery (5), Weed Cemetery (6), Walters Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lakes (A), Richardson Lake (B), Dry Lake (C), Mescalero Lake (D), Burro Lake (E), Gowen Lake (F), Horseshoe Lake (G), Hackberry Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Panther Creek (A), North Fork Rio Ruidoso (B), Middle Fork Rio Ruidoso (C), Pinon Creek (D), Pinon Wash (E), Bear Creek (F), Lost River (G), Red Arroyo (H), Rinconada Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Otero County include: Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (1), Oliver Lee State Park (2), White Sands National Monument (3), Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker (4), Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (5), Three Rivers Petroglyphs Historical Marker (6), Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site (7), Three Rivers Historical Marker (8), Sierra Blanca Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Weed Post Office (A), Holloman Post Office (B), Bent Post Office (C), Holloman Air Force Base Post Office (D), Orogrande Post Office (E), Mayhill Post Office (F), Jal Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 3,323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,939 (30% naturalized citizens)

Otero County:	11.1%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,774
• One, attached: 1,501
• Two: 437
• 3 or 4: 617
• 5 to 9: 411
• 10 to 19: 422
• 20 or more: 342
• Mobile homes: 8,487
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 281

Housing units in Otero County with a mortgage: 5,941 (729 second mortgage, 310 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,636

Here:	62.0% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Otero County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New Mexico state average. It is 16.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Otero County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New Mexico state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Otero County center
On 3/14/1999 at 22:43:17, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/30/1999 at 19:04:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, 3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.8 miles away from Otero County center
On 2/27/1990 at 13:23:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/22/2004 at 08:55:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Otero County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,503 (74%) Carpooled: 4,322 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 134 (1%) Bicycle: 123 (0%) Walked: 680 (3%) Other means: 266 (1%) Worked at home: 795 (3%)

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

1.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($4,022 average AGI)

Otero County:	1.18%
New Mexico average:	0.21%

1.90% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($5,603 average AGI)
6.72% relocated from other states ($22,991 average AGI)

Otero County:	6.72%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from El Paso County, TX	0.62% ($27,248 average AGI)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.62% ($24,312)
from Lincoln County, NM	0.29% ($25,271)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.25% ($30,020)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.21% ($40,476)
from El Paso County, CO	0.13% ($32,077)
from Clark County, NV	0.12% ($49,680)

11.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,774 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

1.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($3,602 average AGI)

Otero County:	1.24%
New Mexico average:	0.14%

2.40% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($6,312 average AGI)
7.41% relocated to other states ($22,861 average AGI)

Otero County:	7.41%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Dona Ana County, NM	0.86% ($25,955 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX	0.53% ($26,713)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.43% ($29,068)
to Lincoln County, NM	0.35% ($38,690)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.31% ($28,619)
to Clark County, NV	0.20% ($36,357)
to El Paso County, CO	0.18% ($47,378)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,244 (7,109 aged, 1,135 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 54,109 (13,322 male householders, 3,657 female householders)

  13,376 spouses, 19,763 children (17,841 natural, 586 adopted, 1,336 stepchildren), 1,333 grandchildren, 297 brothers or sisters, 335 parents, 820 other relatives, 1,206 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,950 (3,045 male householders (2,568 living alone)), 2,960 female householders (2,749 living alone)), 945 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,239 (364 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,220 2-persons, 3,574 3-persons, 3,339 4-persons, 1,747 5-persons, 722 6-persons, 377 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,317 1-person, 556 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

70.3% of residents of Otero County speak English at home.
23.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $651,268,000 ($10292 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $332,082,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $204,187,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,688,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,252,000
Federal grants: $67,647,000
Federal procurement contracts: $115,452,000 ($92,226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $216,040,000 ($189,843,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $51,660,000
Federal Government insurance: $90,687,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.01 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.0

52% of Otero County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in New Mexico.

Otero County:	52.0%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 22458
• Northeast: 3353
• Midwest: 7002
• South: 13807
• West: 6868

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,000

Here:	4.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	4.8%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	7.5%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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