Otero County

Otero county is located in south New Mexico. Otero county has 6,613.20 square miles of land area and 14.29 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Otero county population is 65,415, which has grown 5.00% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 14.35% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Otero county median household income is $40,614 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 31.60% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 31.74% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Otero county median house value is $101,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 28.68% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 47.36% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Otero county is better than the state average in quality. The Otero county area code is 575.

Population 65,415 (2010-2014), rank #10 Population Growth 5.00% since 2000, rank #15 Population Density: 9.87/sq mi, rank #14 Median Household Income: $40,614 at 2010-2014—31.60% increase since 2000, rank #10 Median House Price: $101,400 at 2010-2014—28.68% increase since 2000, rank #20 Time Zone: Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 6,613.20 sq mi, rank #3 Water Area: 14.29 sq mi (0.22%), rank #6 State: New Mexico Area: Alamogordo, NM School District: Area Code: 575

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