Otero County vs. Sierra County
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Otero County (NM) Sierra County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 66,781 10,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.6% -8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 63,832 11,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 63,797 11,988
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.9% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.3% 15.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 36.5%
Female persons, percent 48.3% 50.0%
White alone, percent 82.7% 91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.0% 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 8.5% 3.0%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.7% 30.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 48.4% 64.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 8,070 1,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 11.4% 4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 31,834 8,570
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.3% 75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $108,300 $111,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $955 $893
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $285 $292
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $814 $537
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.1% 8.7%
Households, 2014-2018 23,391 5,377
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.66 2.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.6% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 28.1% 20.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 76.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.4% 61.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.5% 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.0% 20.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.6% 16.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.7% 9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.9% 42.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.6% 42.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 164,664 15,787
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 210,437 40,197
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 567,703 102,090
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,596 $8,583
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.5 19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,752 $30,451
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,477 $25,389
Persons in poverty, percent 20.3% 25.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 967 216
Total employment, 2017 12,262 2,353
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 379,044 64,435
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% -2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,356 721
All firms, 2012 3,918 837
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,805 333
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,442 299
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,388 209
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,244 558
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 561 104
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,012 652
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.4% 12.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.9% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 9.6 2.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 6,613.21 4,178.96
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Otero county (NM) and Sierra county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.