Otero County vs. Kiowa County

	Otero County (CO)	Kiowa County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,432	1,383
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.1%	-1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	18,833	1,398
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	18,831	1,398
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	23.4%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	51.3%
White alone, percent	90.1%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.7%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.1%	8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.7%	88.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,292	54
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,994	827
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.2%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$91,900	$80,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,036	$881
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$669	$594
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.1%	5.2%
Households, 2014-2018	7,691	593
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.8%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.0%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.4%	87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.6%	82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.4%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.7%	21.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.7%	56.3%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	94,769	20,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	213,840	10,218
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,437	$7,076
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.8	14.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,136	$39,784
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,109	$24,012
Persons in poverty, percent	20.8%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	415	35
Total employment, 2017	4,203	265
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	136,890	8,375
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	19.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,031	153
All firms, 2012	1,267	177
Men-owned firms, 2012	555	120
Women-owned firms, 2012	429	48
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	898	167
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	91	50
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,076	119
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.9	0.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,261.96	1,767.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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