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, the total Otero county population is 63,797, which has grown 2.41% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 13.20% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Otero county median household income is $39,615 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 28.37% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 23.31% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Otero county median house value is $104,500 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 32.61% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 49.12% and is much lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. 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.
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