Otero County Information
Otero in
New Mexico occupies
6,627 square miles and has a 2006 population of
62,744, a change from a 2000 population of
62,298 and
51,928 in 1990.
15.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.6% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
150 acts of violent crime reported in
Otero in 2004, a change from
246 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,155 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.3%.
Read more about
Otero, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Otero | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 6,627 sq. miles | Ranked 56 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 62,744 | Ranked 811 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 63,128 | |
| Population 2000 | 62,298 | Ranked 781 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 51,928 | Ranked 814 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 86% | |
| African American | 4.3% | |
| Asian American | 1.4% | |
| Native American | 6.2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 150 | 246 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 8 | |
| Robberies | 10 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 129 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,218 | 1,392 |
| Burglaries | 218 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 957 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 43 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 26,334 | 24,383 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,155 | 1,300 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 5.3% |
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