Otero County vs. El Paso County

Otero County (NM)El Paso County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,781840,758
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.6%5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,832800,653
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,797800,647
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.3%27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%12.3%
Female persons, percent48.3%50.7%
White alone, percent82.7%92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent4.0%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent8.5%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.5%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent38.7%83.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent48.4%11.6%
Veterans, 2014-20188,07048,167
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.4%24.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,834299,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.3%61.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$108,300$119,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$955$1,202
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$285$397
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$814$812
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.1%23.4%
Households, 2014-201823,391265,724
Persons per household, 2014-20182.663.10
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.6%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.1%71.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.7%84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.4%74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.5%77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.0%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.6%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%22.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.9%59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.6%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)164,6641,384,416
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)567,7039,180,623
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,596$11,096
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.523.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,752$44,597
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,477$20,763
Persons in poverty, percent20.3%20.5%
Total employer establishments, 201796714,569
Total employment, 201712,262237,385
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)379,0447,629,075
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,35661,763
All firms, 20123,91867,321
Men-owned firms, 20121,80535,681
Women-owned firms, 20121,44226,471
Minority-owned firms, 20121,38854,163
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,24410,989
Veteran-owned firms, 20125614,871
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,01260,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200719.4%61.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.9%27.1%
Population per square mile, 20109.6790.6
Land area in square miles, 20106,613.211,012.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Otero county (NM) and El Paso county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.