Chaves County vs. Otero County
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Chaves County (NM) Otero County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 64,689 66,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.5% 4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 65,648 63,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 65,645 63,797
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.6% 6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.3% 23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.0% 17.2%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 48.3%
White alone, percent 92.1% 82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% 4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.3% 8.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.2% 38.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.7% 48.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,649 8,070
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.7% 11.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 27,428 31,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 65.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $108,700 $108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,043 $955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $315 $285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $771 $814
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 11.4% 7.1%
Households, 2014-2018 23,169 23,391
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.1% 28.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.7% 84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 69.7% 75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 78.0% 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.8% 19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.2% 11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.8% 10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.3% 49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.3% 49.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 107,807 164,664
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 331,075 210,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 895,096 567,703
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,607 $8,596
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.9 18.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $43,197 $42,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,356 $22,477
Persons in poverty, percent 18.9% 20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,387 967
Total employment, 2017 16,157 12,262
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 563,033 379,044
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.8% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,018 3,356
All firms, 2012 4,211 3,918
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,074 1,805
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,362 1,442
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,311 1,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,647 2,244
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 425 561
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,371 3,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.0% 19.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 32.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 10.8 9.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 6,065.28 6,613.21
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chaves county (NM) and Otero county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.