Otero County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 32,51148.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 26,03438.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,5446.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,3103.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4692.2%Two or more races
  • 4500.7%Asian alone
  • 1720.3%Some other race alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $759 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $600 (0.6%)

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, Southeast Otero, Tularosa, Holloman AFB, La Luz, Mescalero, Boles Acres, High Rolls, Cloudcroft, Timberon.

Neighboring counties: Cochran County, Texas , Crosby County, Texas , Fisher County, Texas , Franklin County, Texas , Garza County, Texas , Jones County, Texas , Lubbock County, Texas .

Current college students: 3,323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,750 (37.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,4472010 or later
• 1,4472000 to 2009
• 1,3061990 to 1999
• 1,7051980 to 1989
• 9761970 to 1979
• 1,184Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,711
• One, attached: 1,752
• Two: 167
• 3 or 4: 476
• 5 to 9: 415
• 10 to 19: 509
• 50 or more: 67
• Mobile homes: 7,680
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 168

Housing units in Otero County with a mortgage: 7,395 (427 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,891

Religion statistics for Otero County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Otero County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 15, 2014 to September 26, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4199: October 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4199, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2014 to August 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4197: October 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• New Mexico Little Lewis Fire, Incident Period: June 28, 2011 to July 13, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 2934, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Winter Storm and Extreme Cold Temperatures, Incident Period: February 01, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1962: March 24, 2011, FEMA Id: 1962, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Mexico Buckwood Fire, Incident Period: May 06, 2009 to May 14, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 07, 2009, FEMA Id: 2818, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1783: August 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1783, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2006 to September 18, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1659: August 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.45% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income)

0.85% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,748 average AGI)

Otero County:	0.85%
New Mexico average:	0.10%

2.05% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($7,507 average AGI)
6.55% relocated from other states ($30,612 average AGI)

Otero County:	6.55%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Dona Ana County, NM	0.72% ($30,926 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX	0.68% ($29,392)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.43% ($45,427)
from Clark County, NV	0.38% ($56,871)
from Lincoln County, NM	0.28% ($28,672)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.27% ($42,617)
from Eddy County, NM	0.13% ($36,138)

9.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,430 average adjusted gross income)

0.62% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,926 average AGI)

Otero County:	0.62%
New Mexico average:	0.09%

2.24% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($9,518 average AGI)
6.23% relocated to other states ($30,986 average AGI)

Otero County:	6.23%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Dona Ana County, NM	0.92% ($32,500 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX	0.70% ($31,611)
to Clark County, NV	0.29% ($64,877)
to Lincoln County, NM	0.28% ($31,887)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.21% ($44,604)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.20% ($51,133)
to Bexar County, TX	0.19% ($43,535)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Otero County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,315 (3,903 living alone), Female householders: 11,818 (4,052 living alone)

• 11,255 spouses (11,012 opposite-sex spouses), 1,858 unmarried partners, (1,773 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,745 children (17,277 natural, 717 adopted, 751 stepchildren), 1,727 grandchildren, 913 brothers or sisters, 2,259 parents, 0 foster children, 517 other relatives, 1,900 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,183

Size of family households: 7,313 2-persons, 3,154 3-persons, 2,037 4-persons, 1,727 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 422 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,955 1-person, 1,113 2-persons, 182 3-persons.

8,182 married couples with children.
6,062 single-parent households (2,820 men, 3,242 women).

72.8% of residents of Otero speak English at home.
22.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $651,268,000 ($10,292 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Otero County, New Mexico
• 4542014 or later
• 1,1982010 to 2013
• 4,0302000 to 2009
• 7,1981990 to 1999
• 4,8111980 to 1989
• 5,0871970 to 1979
• 4,3571960 to 1969
• 3,0441950 to 1959
• 5851940 to 1949
• 1,1811939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Otero County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Otero County, New Mexico
• 1091 room
• 02 rooms
• 3253 rooms
• 1,6814 rooms
• 3,4175 rooms
• 4,6456 rooms
• 2,7417 rooms
• 1,5188 rooms
• 8509+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otero County, New Mexico
• 01 room
• 3512 rooms
• 1,1663 rooms
• 2,0154 rooms
• 1,4495 rooms
• 2,4926 rooms
• 7977 rooms
• 3478 rooms
• 2309+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Otero County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Otero County, New Mexico
• 109no bedroom
• 1331 bedroom
• 2,9002 bedrooms
• 8,4223 bedrooms
• 3,3064 bedrooms
• 4165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Otero County, New Mexico
• 0no bedroom
• 9171 bedroom
• 3,2512 bedrooms
• 4,1733 bedrooms
• 5064 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Otero County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Otero County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 413no vehicle
• 4,6851 vehicle
• 6,0932 vehicles
• 2,8693 vehicles
• 9044 vehicles
• 3225+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Otero County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,333no vehicle
• 3,3481 vehicle
• 3,4902 vehicles
• 4653 vehicles
• 994 vehicles
• 1125+ vehicles

80.4% of Otero County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 22,955
• Other state: 34,676
• Northeast: 4,392
• Midwest: 6,965
• South: 14,894
• West: 8,425

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,437
• Number of aged recipients: 173
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,264
• Number of recipients under 18: 190
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 919
• Number of recipients older than 64: 328
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 539
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 632

Otero County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #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+)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"