Otero County, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico · ZIP 79837, 88081, 88310
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 69,711 (2024 estimate)Population
- 24,285Households
- $52,717Median household income
- $149,500Median home value
- 16Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Otero County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 62,298 |
| 2010 | 63,797 |
| 2020 | 67,839 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $52,717 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 15,794 units
- Renter occupied
- 8,491 units
- Vacancy rate
- 25%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
12,847 employees in 988 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Otero County | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68,235 | 2,114,768 |
| Median household income | $52,717 | $62,125 |
| Median age | 36.3 | 39.2 |
| Median home value | $149,500 | $232,200 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 21.6% | 30.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 10.1% | 9.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 65.0% | 69.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 22.7 minutes | 23.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Otero County16 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamogordo | City | 31,667 | 21.6 sq mi |
| Holloman AFB | Census designated place | 4,052 | 12.6 sq mi |
| Tularosa | Village | 2,632 | 2.82 sq mi |
| Boles Acres | Census designated place | 1,967 | 12.2 sq mi |
| La Luz | Census designated place | 1,683 | 10.7 sq mi |
| High Rolls | Census designated place | 1,463 | 15.4 sq mi |
| Mescalero | Census designated place | 814 | 17.9 sq mi |
| Cloudcroft | Village | 756 | 1.64 sq mi |
| Timberon | Census designated place | 406 | 20.3 sq mi |
| Twin Forks | Census designated place | 304 | 4.13 sq mi |
| Weed | Census designated place | 90 | 8.97 sq mi |
| Bent | Census designated place | 9 | 6.14 sq mi |
| Mayhill | Census designated place | 9 | 9.50 sq mi |
| Orogrande | Census designated place | 9 | 5.68 sq mi |
| Pinon | Census designated place | 0 | 5.16 sq mi |
| Sacramento | Census designated place | 0 | 6.55 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 35 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Chaves CountyPopulation 63,697 (2024 estimate)
- Culberson CountyPopulation 2,254 (2024 estimate)
- Doña Ana CountyPopulation 229,366 (2024 estimate)
- Eddy CountyPopulation 61,436 (2024 estimate)
- El Paso CountyPopulation 875,784 (2024 estimate)
- Hudspeth CountyPopulation 3,608 (2024 estimate)
- Lincoln CountyPopulation 20,025 (2024 estimate)
- Sierra CountyPopulation 11,389 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.