Otero County Information
Otero in
Colorado occupies
1,270 square miles and has a 2006 population of
19,452, a change from a 2000 population of
20,311 and
20,185 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.5% percent is 25-35, and
11.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
58 acts of violent crime reported in
Otero in 2004, a change from
60 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
577 people:
6.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Otero, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Otero | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 1,270 sq. miles | Ranked 544 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 19,452 | Ranked 1,847 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 19,507 | |
| Population 2000 | 20,311 | Ranked 1,772 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 20,185 | Ranked 1,665 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.1% | |
| African American | 1.1% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | 1.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 58 | 60 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 6 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 45 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 613 | 352 |
| Burglaries | 77 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 526 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 10 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,452 | 8,822 |
| Unemployed Population | 577 | 365 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.1% | 4.1% |
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