Otero County

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Otero County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 20,311
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 255 / 230 / 0
Land Area (2000): 3,270.782 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 17.840 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 546,000.000 acres (2,209.116 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 488
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 31.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 24.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $18,360,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 282,000,000 / 278,000,000 / 3,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 3.60%
Physicians (2004): 30
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (176)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,085
Federal Spending (2004): $186,783

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	25,312	60.88%
Rural, Farm	2,859	6.88%
Rural, Non-farm	13,404	32.24%

Otero County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Employment Information Back to top
Otero County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,489	7,887	603	7.10%	71
1991	8,517	7,919	598	7.02%	70
1992	8,405	7,776	629	7.48%	75
1993	8,398	7,886	512	6.09%	62
1994	8,638	8,145	494	5.71%	58
1995	9,061	8,580	481	5.31%	53
1996	9,258	8,702	556	6.00%	60
1997	9,208	8,743	464	5.04%	51
1998	9,250	8,751	499	5.39%	54
1999	9,075	8,629	446	4.91%	49
2000	8,840	8,458	382	4.32%	43
2001	9,082	8,660	422	4.64%	47
2002	9,549	8,978	571	5.98%	60
2003	9,290	8,680	611	6.57%	66
2004	9,335	8,761	574	6.15%	62
2005	9,406	8,794	612	6.51%	65
2006	9,432	8,854	578	6.13%	61
2007	9,288	8,822	466	5.02%	50
2008	9,296	8,735	561	6.03%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,218	7,411	807	9.82%	98
Feb 1990	8,415	7,494	921	10.94%	109
Mar 1990	8,442	7,601	841	9.96%	100
Apr 1990	8,530	7,878	652	7.64%	76
May 1990	8,545	7,957	588	6.88%	69
Jun 1990	8,685	8,036	649	7.47%	75
Jul 1990	8,572	8,062	510	5.95%	59
Aug 1990	8,740	8,262	478	5.47%	55
Sep 1990	8,497	8,125	372	4.38%	44
Oct 1990	8,564	8,174	390	4.55%	46
Nov 1990	8,396	7,916	480	5.72%	57
Dec 1990	8,268	7,724	544	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,194	7,510	684	8.35%	83
Feb 1991	8,276	7,566	710	8.58%	86
Mar 1991	8,290	7,643	647	7.80%	78
Apr 1991	8,458	7,926	532	6.29%	63
May 1991	8,629	8,105	524	6.07%	61
Jun 1991	8,814	8,134	680	7.71%	77
Jul 1991	8,930	8,337	593	6.64%	66
Aug 1991	8,920	8,406	514	5.76%	58
Sep 1991	8,773	8,344	429	4.89%	49
Oct 1991	8,475	7,946	529	6.24%	62
Nov 1991	8,318	7,692	626	7.53%	75
Dec 1991	8,128	7,422	706	8.69%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,276	7,415	861	10.40%	104
Feb 1992	8,196	7,344	852	10.40%	104
Mar 1992	8,233	7,449	784	9.52%	95
Apr 1992	7,998	7,415	583	7.29%	73
May 1992	8,269	7,732	537	6.49%	65
Jun 1992	8,535	7,849	686	8.04%	80
Jul 1992	8,597	8,036	561	6.53%	65
Aug 1992	8,849	8,293	556	6.28%	63
Sep 1992	8,554	8,103	451	5.27%	53
Oct 1992	8,399	7,960	439	5.23%	52
Nov 1992	8,287	7,734	553	6.67%	67
Dec 1992	8,670	7,985	685	7.90%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,064	7,303	761	9.44%	94
Feb 1993	8,025	7,322	703	8.76%	88
Mar 1993	8,051	7,403	648	8.05%	80
Apr 1993	7,972	7,474	498	6.25%	62
May 1993	8,180	7,720	460	5.62%	56
Jun 1993	8,536	7,996	540	6.33%	63
Jul 1993	8,595	8,150	445	5.18%	52
Aug 1993	8,862	8,432	430	4.85%	49
Sep 1993	8,839	8,454	385	4.36%	44
Oct 1993	8,784	8,398	386	4.39%	44
Nov 1993	8,499	8,061	438	5.15%	52
Dec 1993	8,369	7,921	448	5.35%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,298	7,617	681	8.21%	82
Feb 1994	8,262	7,618	644	7.79%	78
Mar 1994	8,173	7,496	677	8.28%	83
Apr 1994	8,259	7,741	518	6.27%	63
May 1994	8,416	7,978	438	5.20%	52
Jun 1994	8,718	8,220	498	5.71%	57
Jul 1994	8,945	8,491	454	5.08%	51
Aug 1994	9,157	8,716	441	4.82%	48
Sep 1994	9,094	8,720	374	4.11%	41
Oct 1994	9,009	8,636	373	4.14%	41
Nov 1994	8,779	8,369	410	4.67%	47
Dec 1994	8,546	8,132	414	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,741	8,096	645	7.38%	74
Feb 1995	8,749	8,143	606	6.93%	69
Mar 1995	8,782	8,280	502	5.72%	57
Apr 1995	8,817	8,352	465	5.27%	53
May 1995	8,950	8,521	429	4.79%	48
Jun 1995	9,211	8,690	521	5.66%	57
Jul 1995	9,487	8,990	497	5.24%	52
Aug 1995	9,343	8,909	434	4.65%	46
Sep 1995	9,317	8,976	341	3.66%	37
Oct 1995	9,330	8,968	362	3.88%	39
Nov 1995	9,102	8,617	485	5.33%	53
Dec 1995	8,901	8,416	485	5.45%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	9,182	8,592	590	6.43%	64
Feb 1996	9,102	8,535	567	6.23%	62
Mar 1996	9,041	8,482	559	6.18%	62
Apr 1996	8,962	8,465	497	5.55%	55
May 1996	9,156	8,601	555	6.06%	61
Jun 1996	9,334	8,734	600	6.43%	64
Jul 1996	9,486	8,897	589	6.21%	62
Aug 1996	9,575	9,052	523	5.46%	55
Sep 1996	9,549	9,079	470	4.92%	49
Oct 1996	9,522	9,026	496	5.21%	52
Nov 1996	9,193	8,577	616	6.70%	67
Dec 1996	8,993	8,387	606	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	9,063	8,414	649	7.16%	72
Feb 1997	9,007	8,484	523	5.81%	58
Mar 1997	9,145	8,583	562	6.15%	61
Apr 1997	9,052	8,603	449	4.96%	50
May 1997	9,146	8,785	361	3.95%	39
Jun 1997	9,198	8,727	471	5.12%	51
Jul 1997	9,302	8,850	452	4.86%	49
Aug 1997	9,313	8,848	465	4.99%	50
Sep 1997	9,393	9,004	389	4.14%	41
Oct 1997	9,479	9,118	361	3.81%	38
Nov 1997	9,273	8,846	427	4.60%	46
Dec 1997	9,121	8,659	462	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	9,140	8,553	587	6.42%	64
Feb 1998	9,091	8,541	550	6.05%	60
Mar 1998	9,128	8,545	583	6.39%	64
Apr 1998	9,090	8,682	408	4.49%	45
May 1998	9,274	8,837	437	4.71%	47
Jun 1998	9,433	8,867	566	6.00%	60
Jul 1998	9,216	8,684	532	5.77%	58
Aug 1998	9,486	8,963	523	5.51%	55
Sep 1998	9,122	8,677	445	4.88%	49
Oct 1998	9,518	9,073	445	4.68%	47
Nov 1998	9,311	8,866	445	4.78%	48
Dec 1998	9,190	8,727	463	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	9,051	8,561	490	5.41%	54
Feb 1999	9,003	8,503	500	5.55%	56
Mar 1999	9,126	8,648	478	5.24%	52
Apr 1999	9,199	8,750	449	4.88%	49
May 1999	9,148	8,742	406	4.44%	44
Jun 1999	9,278	8,740	538	5.80%	58
Jul 1999	9,184	8,700	484	5.27%	53
Aug 1999	9,184	8,715	469	5.11%	51
Sep 1999	8,851	8,513	338	3.82%	38
Oct 1999	9,102	8,729	373	4.10%	41
Nov 1999	9,077	8,634	443	4.88%	49
Dec 1999	8,696	8,318	378	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,792	8,374	418	4.75%	48
Feb 2000	8,837	8,443	394	4.46%	45
Mar 2000	9,013	8,621	392	4.35%	43
Apr 2000	8,877	8,535	342	3.85%	39
May 2000	8,913	8,570	343	3.85%	38
Jun 2000	8,901	8,466	435	4.89%	49
Jul 2000	8,918	8,488	430	4.82%	48
Aug 2000	9,051	8,626	425	4.70%	47
Sep 2000	8,881	8,526	355	4.00%	40
Oct 2000	8,830	8,482	348	3.94%	39
Nov 2000	8,629	8,271	358	4.15%	41
Dec 2000	8,437	8,094	343	4.07%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,420	8,024	396	4.70%	47
Feb 2001	8,543	8,142	401	4.69%	47
Mar 2001	8,569	8,153	416	4.85%	49
Apr 2001	8,652	8,270	382	4.42%	44
May 2001	8,797	8,448	349	3.97%	40
Jun 2001	8,817	8,387	430	4.88%	49
Jul 2001	8,881	8,464	417	4.70%	47
Aug 2001	9,477	9,055	422	4.45%	45
Sep 2001	9,901	9,517	384	3.88%	39
Oct 2001	9,737	9,311	426	4.38%	44
Nov 2001	9,674	9,157	517	5.34%	53
Dec 2001	9,512	8,992	520	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,524	8,867	657	6.90%	69
Feb 2002	9,593	8,960	633	6.60%	66
Mar 2002	9,390	8,755	635	6.76%	68
Apr 2002	9,139	8,549	590	6.46%	65
May 2002	9,336	8,849	487	5.22%	52
Jun 2002	9,668	9,088	580	6.00%	60
Jul 2002	9,408	8,841	567	6.03%	60
Aug 2002	9,811	9,280	531	5.41%	54
Sep 2002	9,697	9,209	488	5.03%	50
Oct 2002	9,864	9,347	517	5.24%	52
Nov 2002	9,496	8,916	580	6.11%	61
Dec 2002	9,663	9,079	584	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,393	8,760	633	6.74%	67
Feb 2003	9,110	8,477	633	6.95%	69
Mar 2003	9,017	8,345	672	7.45%	75
Apr 2003	9,063	8,433	630	6.95%	70
May 2003	8,994	8,397	597	6.64%	66
Jun 2003	9,457	8,758	699	7.39%	74
Jul 2003	9,601	8,950	651	6.78%	68
Aug 2003	9,633	9,046	587	6.09%	61
Sep 2003	9,638	9,095	543	5.63%	56
Oct 2003	9,464	8,922	542	5.73%	57
Nov 2003	9,148	8,580	568	6.21%	62
Dec 2003	8,966	8,392	574	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,300	8,654	646	6.95%	69
Feb 2004	9,275	8,654	621	6.70%	67
Mar 2004	9,430	8,806	624	6.62%	66
Apr 2004	9,369	8,812	557	5.95%	59
May 2004	9,267	8,719	548	5.91%	59
Jun 2004	9,596	8,966	630	6.57%	66
Jul 2004	9,496	8,917	579	6.10%	61
Aug 2004	9,527	8,999	528	5.54%	55
Sep 2004	9,526	9,019	507	5.32%	53
Oct 2004	9,282	8,771	511	5.51%	55
Nov 2004	9,125	8,571	554	6.07%	61
Dec 2004	8,832	8,244	588	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,114	8,492	622	6.82%	68
Feb 2005	9,105	8,457	648	7.12%	71
Mar 2005	9,145	8,470	675	7.38%	74
Apr 2005	9,185	8,536	649	7.07%	71
May 2005	9,083	8,455	628	6.91%	69
Jun 2005	9,535	8,862	673	7.06%	71
Jul 2005	9,503	8,871	632	6.65%	67
Aug 2005	9,629	9,052	577	5.99%	60
Sep 2005	9,752	9,218	534	5.48%	55
Oct 2005	9,877	9,328	549	5.56%	56
Nov 2005	9,675	9,074	601	6.21%	62
Dec 2005	9,273	8,713	560	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,160	8,551	609	6.65%	66
Feb 2006	9,272	8,698	574	6.19%	62
Mar 2006	9,256	8,639	617	6.67%	67
Apr 2006	9,362	8,754	608	6.49%	65
May 2006	9,196	8,610	586	6.37%	64
Jun 2006	9,752	9,057	695	7.13%	71
Jul 2006	9,590	8,927	663	6.91%	69
Aug 2006	9,788	9,198	590	6.03%	60
Sep 2006	9,649	9,130	519	5.38%	54
Oct 2006	9,436	8,939	497	5.27%	53
Nov 2006	9,540	9,055	485	5.08%	51
Dec 2006	9,178	8,687	491	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,202	8,663	539	5.86%	59
Feb 2007	9,312	8,811	501	5.38%	54
Mar 2007	9,181	8,696	485	5.28%	53
Apr 2007	9,129	8,698	431	4.72%	47
May 2007	9,185	8,756	429	4.67%	47
Jun 2007	9,162	8,674	488	5.33%	53
Jul 2007	9,332	8,839	493	5.28%	53
Aug 2007	9,462	9,000	462	4.88%	49
Sep 2007	9,530	9,119	411	4.31%	43
Oct 2007	9,398	8,977	421	4.48%	45
Nov 2007	9,429	8,978	451	4.78%	48
Dec 2007	9,131	8,652	479	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,135	8,618	517	5.66%	57
Feb 2008	8,954	8,406	548	6.12%	61
Mar 2008	8,893	8,334	559	6.29%	63
Apr 2008	8,765	8,256	509	5.81%	58
May 2008	9,192	8,628	564	6.14%	61
Jun 2008	9,360	8,706	654	6.99%	70
Jul 2008	9,822	9,201	621	6.32%	63
Aug 2008	9,749	9,170	579	5.94%	59
Sep 2008	9,790	9,295	495	5.06%	51
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Otero County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,108	12.49%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,064	12.00%
3.	Public Administration	796	8.98%
4.	Health Care	600	6.77%
5.	Educational Services	560	6.31%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	304	3.43%
7.	Food Manufacturing	290	3.27%
8.	Rail Transportation	280	3.16%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	270	3.04%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	260	2.93%
11.	Truck Transportation	240	2.71%
12.	Utilities	168	1.89%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	164	1.85%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	160	1.80%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	158	1.78%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	136	1.53%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	128	1.44%
18.	Finance and Insurance	120	1.35%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	120	1.35%
20.	Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale	116	1.31%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,346	17.21%
2.	Health Care	1,280	16.36%
3.	Public Administration	632	8.08%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	578	7.39%
5.	Social Assistance	372	4.76%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	322	4.12%
7.	Finance and Insurance	312	3.99%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	240	3.07%
9.	Food Manufacturing	214	2.74%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	206	2.63%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	178	2.28%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	166	2.12%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	156	1.99%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	148	1.89%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	142	1.82%
16.	Construction	92	1.18%
17.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	84	1.07%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	80	1.02%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	80	1.02%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	72	0.92%

Otero County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	552	6.22%
2.	Farmers and Farm Managers	542	6.11%
3.	Other Management Occupations	538	6.07%
4.	Agricultural Workers	446	5.03%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	442	4.98%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	436	4.92%
7.	Law Enforcement Workers	344	3.88%
8.	Other Production Occupations	336	3.79%
9.	Other Construction Trades	314	3.54%
10.	Other Installation / Maintenance	300	3.38%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	270	3.04%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	222	2.50%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	222	2.50%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	220	2.48%
15.	Carpenters	206	2.32%
16.	Rail and Water Transportation	164	1.85%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	150	1.69%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	150	1.69%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	148	1.67%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	138	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	586	7.49%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	486	6.21%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	454	5.80%
4.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	362	4.63%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	288	3.68%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	286	3.66%
7.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	266	3.40%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	264	3.38%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	264	3.38%
10.	Registered Nurses	246	3.14%
11.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	242	3.09%
12.	Other Management Occupations	238	3.04%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	230	2.94%
14.	Cashiers	220	2.81%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	212	2.71%
16.	Child Care Workers	202	2.58%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	196	2.51%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	194	2.48%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	192	2.45%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	168	2.15%

Otero County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	16,165	50.59%
15-35 hours	3,634	11.37%
1-14 hours	946	2.96%
No regular hours	11,211	35.08%

Otero County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	436	2.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM	531	3.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	876	5.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,292	8.04%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,430	8.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,168	13.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,277	26.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,531	9.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	556	3.46%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	857	5.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	369	2.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	106	0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM	794	4.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM	839	5.22%

Otero County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,121	13.21%
5-9	4,061	25.28%
10-14	2,746	17.10%
15-19	2,640	16.44%
20-24	1,499	9.33%
25-29	366	2.28%
30-34	731	4.55%
35-39	155	0.97%
40-44	219	1.36%
45-59	655	4.08%
60-89	458	2.85%
At least 90	411	2.56%

Otero County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	13,433	83.63%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,105	6.88%
45-59	0	0.00%	655	4.08%
At least 60	94	0.59%	775	4.83%

Otero County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	44	0.26%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,374	14.00%
Car / truck / van, solo	12,603	74.31%
Motorcycle	10	0.06%
Other	40	0.24%
Public transportation	94	0.55%
Walked	897	5.29%
Worked at home	897	5.29%

Otero County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Family Information Back to top
: 15,804 (39,488 people)
: 10,956 (33,280 people)
: 4,131
: 22,093
Otero County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,334	14.44%
$10,000-$14,999	1,608	9.95%
$15,000-$19,999	1,658	10.26%
$20,000-$24,999	1,381	8.54%
$25,000-$29,999	1,100	6.81%
$30,000-$34,999	1,165	7.21%
$35,000-$39,999	1,102	6.82%
$40,000-$44,999	881	5.45%
$45,000-$49,999	807	4.99%
$50,000-$59,999	1,271	7.86%
$60,000-$74,999	1,312	8.12%
$75,000-$99,999	809	5.00%
$100,000-$124,999	406	2.51%
$125,000-$149,999	165	1.02%
$150,000-$199,999	67	0.41%
$200,000 or more	98	0.61%

Otero County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,200	27.78%
Family, 2 people	2,473	31.22%
Nonfamily, 2 people	216	2.73%
Family, 3 people	1,179	14.89%
Nonfamily, 3 people	23	0.29%
Family, 4 people	1,034	13.06%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5	0.06%
Family, 5 people	511	6.45%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.03%
Family, 6 people	177	2.23%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	99	1.25%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Otero County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,207	27.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,290	11.89%
Public Assistance	982	2.21%
Retirement	2,699	6.07%
Self Employment	2,631	5.92%
Social Security	5,335	12.00%
Supplemental Security	1,084	2.44%
Wage / Salary	11,507	25.87%
Other	2,738	6.16%

Otero County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,074	58.46%
With children under 18	3,606	41.54%

Otero County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,540	9.80%
Married	9,721	61.86%
Never Married	3,827	24.35%
Widowed	627	3.99%

Otero County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,680	9.97%
Married	9,786	58.08%
Never Married	3,310	19.65%
Widowed	2,073	12.30%

Otero County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Education Information Back to top
Otero County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,189	10.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,067	13.36%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,569	31.44%
Some college, no degree	7,047	23.15%
Associate degree	2,246	7.38%
Bachelors degree	2,826	9.29%
Graduate or professional degree	1,492	4.90%

Otero County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	628	3.09%	78	0.38%	706	3.48%
Kindergarten	657	3.23%	16	0.08%	673	3.31%
Grades 1-4	2,283	11.24%	100	0.49%	2,383	11.73%
Grades 5-8	2,495	12.28%	106	0.52%	2,601	12.81%
Grades 9-12	2,537	12.49%	148	0.73%	2,685	13.22%
Undergrad college	1,676	8.25%	110	0.54%	1,786	8.79%
Graduate or professional school	144	0.71%	31	0.15%	175	0.86%
Total	10,420	51.30%	589	2.90%	11,009	54.20%

Otero County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Business Information Back to top
: $284,201,000
: $170,666,000
: $16,191,000
: 2,435
Otero County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	6	3	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	2	1	3
1999 - Construction	4	8	7	6	13
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	9	4	16
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	7	17	15	21
1999 - Information	0	2	1	5	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	5	7	4
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	12	16	26
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	1	9	4	12
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	5	3	2
1999 - Retail Trade	2	4	23	25	39
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	6	3
1999 - Unclassified	3	1	0	1	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	11
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	0	6	13	14
1999 - Total	34	39	109	114	175
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	2	4	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	1	2
2000 - Construction	2	4	9	8	10
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	5	6	15
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	5	16	14	20
2000 - Information	0	1	1	3	7
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	1	5	8	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	13	12	32
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	8	7	12
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	2	4	7
2000 - Retail Trade	5	11	22	32	26
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	5	4	2
2000 - Unclassified	3	3	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	4	2	9
2000 - Wholesale Trade	2	5	9	8	14
2000 - Total	29	47	106	114	165
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	3	3	6
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	3
2001 - Construction	4	5	5	7	13
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	6	3	17
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	1	18	14	20
2001 - Information	0	5	0	3	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	8	5
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	13	17	27
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	3	9	14
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	4	3	7
2001 - Retail Trade	6	5	21	32	27
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	0	3	5	4
2001 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	11
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	10	6	14
2001 - Total	36	33	93	117	173
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	3	3	7
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	0	2	3
2002 - Construction	3	4	11	6	9
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	5	5	6	6	12
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	7	21	10	20
2002 - Information	0	1	2	2	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	1	2	6	6
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	9	13	22	18
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	10	7	10
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	4	2	7
2002 - Retail Trade	9	6	22	26	33
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	3	3	3	7
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	4	10
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	8	11	9
2002 - Total	48	44	109	111	154
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	3	1	6
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	0	2
2003 - Construction	2	1	3	11	13
2003 - Educational Services	0	1	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	7	6	14
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	6	20	18	20
2003 - Information	1	3	0	2	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	3	4	8
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	9	13	32
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	9	4	16
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	0	6	8
2003 - Retail Trade	9	11	26	23	32
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	5	6	8
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	12
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	9	10	12
2003 - Total	31	37	100	109	184
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	3	0	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	0	3
2004 - Construction	2	4	6	7	12
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	10	4	15
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	4	10	21	24
2004 - Information	2	1	0	1	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	5	5	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	8	11	32
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	8	7	16
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	3	6	8
2004 - Retail Trade	6	4	19	35	32
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	5	14
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	7	2	7
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	2	13	12
2004 - Total	35	27	88	117	191
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	5	2	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	1	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	4	1
2005 - Construction	3	4	8	5	11
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	7	7	15
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	9	20	13	20
2005 - Information	1	0	2	1	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	0	4	6	8
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	3	15	8	29
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	6	9	15
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	7	3	5
2005 - Retail Trade	5	1	27	29	29
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	4	8	7
2005 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	13
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	12	6	11
2005 - Total	34	32	123	103	170

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Otero County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	32,887	81.30%
Below Poverty Level	7,565	18.70%

Otero County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,327	$0	$1,775	$0	$0	$170	$3,272	$637	$0	$333
1971	$759	$13	$2,169	$0	$0	$159	$3,087	$458	$180	$481
1972	$821	$0	$2,406	$0	$0	$159	$3,386	$685	$0	$382
1973	$990	$27	$2,588	$0	$0	$197	$3,775	$749	$0	$427
1974	$972	$0	$3,070	$0	$0	$191	$4,233	$800	$0	$785
1975	$1,073	$25	$2,788	$0	$0	$329	$4,190	$960	$0	$943
1976	$1,040	$26	$3,024	$0	$0	$376	$4,440	$1,053	$0	$878
1977	$1,088	$58	$3,035	$0	$0	$217	$4,340	$1,063	$0	$675
1978	$1,113	$61	$3,254	$0	$0	$216	$4,583	$1,446	$0	$921
1979	$1,265	$42	$3,473	$0	$0	$358	$5,096	$1,686	$0	$1,255
1980	$1,473	$42	$3,570	$0	$0	$721	$5,764	$1,606	$4,935	$6,267
1981	$1,543	$61	$4,212	$0	$0	$838	$6,593	$1,745	$6,188	$5,994
1982	$1,669	$57	$4,688	$0	$0	$960	$7,317	$1,762	$5,941	$5,747
1983	$1,868	$70	$4,859	$0	$0	$1,144	$7,871	$1,760	$5,569	$6,134
1984	$2,013	$73	$5,170	$0	$0	$1,102	$8,285	$1,958	$5,197	$6,630
1985	$2,041	$79	$6,058	$0	$0	$1,118	$9,217	$2,158	$4,825	$6,883
1986	$2,058	$113	$5,782	$0	$0	$1,420	$9,260	$2,558	$4,453	$7,033
1987	$2,050	$115	$6,253	$0	$0	$1,458	$9,761	$2,591	$4,081	$6,791
1988	$2,039	$109	$7,620	$0	$0	$1,408	$11,067	$2,699	$3,709	$7,183
1989	$2,121	$113	$7,926	$0	$0	$1,465	$11,512	$2,807	$3,709	$7,183
1990	$2,197	$117	$8,213	$0	$0	$1,518	$11,928	$2,908	$3,709	$7,183
1991	$1,807	$950	$8,408	$0	$0	$1,310	$11,525	$2,874	$2,610	$5,374
1992	$1,809	$983	$8,902	$0	$0	$1,252	$11,963	$2,856	$2,520	$5,336
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,726	$1,292	$9,834	$0	$0	$1,351	$12,911	$3,670	$2,171	$6,863

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$502	$242	$27	$93	$395	$0	$3,138
1970	$44	$1,717	$0	$0	$0	$118	$3,138
1971	$0	$214	$24	$157	$442	$0	$2,899
1971	$60	$1,921	$9	$0	$0	$72	$2,899
1972	$0	$231	$64	$122	$525	$0	$3,474
1972	$50	$2,261	$0	$0	$0	$221	$3,474
1973	$0	$222	$65	$126	$502	$0	$3,620
1973	$57	$2,566	$0	$0	$0	$82	$3,620
1974	$0	$208	$159	$125	$512	$0	$3,530
1974	$76	$2,366	$0	$0	$0	$84	$3,530
1975	$0	$282	$32	$199	$620	$0	$3,857
1975	$63	$2,454	$0	$0	$0	$207	$3,857
1976	$0	$298	$38	$438	$587	$0	$4,408
1976	$83	$2,756	$0	$0	$0	$208	$4,408
1977	$0	$268	$131	$244	$593	$4	$4,299
1977	$159	$2,376	$0	$0	$0	$524	$4,299
1978	$0	$339	$45	$219	$653	$0	$4,398
1978	$195	$2,865	$0	$0	$0	$82	$4,398
1979	$0	$463	$66	$235	$933	$6	$5,224
1979	$224	$3,028	$0	$0	$0	$269	$5,224
1980	$0	$561	$79	$238	$921	$6	$5,877
1980	$167	$3,113	$395	$0	$0	$397	$5,877
1981	$0	$794	$89	$308	$1,000	$9	$6,750
1981	$217	$3,427	$512	$0	$0	$394	$6,750
1982	$0	$633	$81	$486	$919	$5	$7,689
1982	$237	$4,331	$561	$0	$0	$436	$7,689
1983	$0	$665	$94	$377	$911	$5	$7,235
1983	$238	$3,985	$538	$0	$0	$422	$7,235
1984	$0	$668	$81	$417	$1,014	$4	$8,032
1984	$284	$4,341	$505	$0	$0	$718	$8,032
1985	$0	$728	$93	$445	$1,072	$5	$8,497
1985	$289	$4,534	$471	$0	$0	$860	$8,497
1986	$0	$904	$190	$511	$1,312	$41	$8,956
1986	$289	$4,302	$437	$0	$0	$970	$8,956
1987	$0	$900	$87	$546	$1,418	$5	$9,487
1987	$264	$4,393	$403	$0	$0	$1,471	$9,487
1988	$0	$915	$118	$517	$1,359	$56	$11,211
1988	$294	$6,081	$369	$0	$0	$1,502	$11,211
1989	$0	$951	$122	$538	$1,413	$57	$11,643
1989	$306	$6,325	$369	$0	$0	$1,562	$11,643
1990	$0	$985	$126	$557	$1,463	$58	$12,046
1990	$317	$6,552	$369	$0	$0	$1,619	$12,046
1991	$0	$1,096	$155	$517	$1,451	$59	$12,414
1991	$330	$6,812	$189	$0	$0	$1,805	$12,414
1992	$0	$1,201	$124	$501	$1,351	$32	$12,554
1992	$378	$7,057	$182	$0	$0	$1,728	$12,554
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,356	$137	$882	$2,310	$35	$13,861
1997	$562	$8,139	$159	$0	$0	$281	$13,861

Otero County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Criminal Information Back to top
: 23

Otero County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Otero County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,799	13.78%
10-19 Years	3,307	16.28%
20-29 Years	2,223	10.94%
30-39 Years	2,437	12.00%
40-49 Years	2,924	14.40%
50-59 Years	2,302	11.33%
60-69 Years	1,884	9.28%
70-79 Years	1,492	7.35%
80-89 Years	782	3.85%
90+ Years	161	0.79%

Otero County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	9,926	48.87%
Female	10,385	51.13%

Otero County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	12,014	59.15%
Hispanic/Latino	7,642	37.62%
Multiracial	260	1.28%
Asian	134	0.66%
Amerindian	134	0.66%
African-American	111	0.55%
Other Race	10	0.05%
Pacific Islander	6	0.03%

Otero County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	6,810	28.28%
2.	Irish	3,795	15.76%
3.	English	3,407	14.15%
4.	United States Or American	2,781	11.55%
5.	Italian	1,129	4.69%
6.	Dutch	826	3.43%
7.	Scotch Irish	768	3.19%
8.	Scottish	736	3.06%
9.	French Non-Basque	707	2.94%
10.	Norwegian	530	2.20%

Otero County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	30,590	78.46%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,964	20.43%
3.	German	162	0.42%
4.	French	87	0.22%
5.	Japanese	39	0.10%
6.	Urdu	38	0.10%
7.	Tagalog	28	0.07%
8.	Other West Germanic	16	0.04%
9.	Polish	16	0.04%
10.	Navajo	16	0.04%

Otero County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	39,569	95.17%
Naturalized immigrant	398	0.96%
Not a citizen	1,608	3.87%

Otero County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Otero County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cheraw	Manzanola	Timpas
Fowler	Rocky Ford
La Junta	Swink

Otero County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

81030	81050	81067
81039	81058	81077

La Junta (8,811)	Fowler (1,697)	Timpas (218)
Rocky Ford (5,895)	Manzanola (1,058)
Cheraw (1,936)	Swink (696)