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Overview for Otero County, NM Part of: Alamogordo NM, Micropolitan Area
Otero County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 6,626.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 9.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 51.6%. On the 2000 census form, 96.4% of the population reported only one race, with 3.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 32.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.14 persons.
In 2005 Public administration was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $39,330. Per capita income grew by 9.4% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
63,538
Covered Employment
18,208
Growth (%) since 1990
22.4%
Average wage per job
$25,892
Households (2000)
22,984
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
1.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
27,503
Average wage per job
$30,063
Unemployment Rate (2005)
5.2
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$20,292
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$31,350
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Otero County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 6,626.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 9.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 51.6%. On the 2000 census form, 96.4% of the population reported only one race, with 3.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 32.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.14 persons.
