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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Otero County is $18,868, which is much lower than the state average of $31,674 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Otero County median household income is $32,594, which has grown by 9.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Otero County residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #60

Otero County	18,868 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Otero County	22,316 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Otero County	26,500 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Otero County	19,981 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #60

Otero County	32,594 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Otero County	46,298 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #60

Otero County	9.60%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Otero County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.79%	$7,777, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.79%	$15,558, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.28%	$2,172, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.82%	$17,546, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Otero County	42,146 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Otero County	54,690 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$35,261, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$32,292, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,587, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$30,822, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$18,619, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$18,306, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$11,250, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$16,250, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,960, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,282, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$26,099, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,807, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	7,272, 49.11%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,310, 59.27%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,310, 59.27%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,752, 87.05%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	558, 12.95%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,962, 40.73%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	7,535, 50.89%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,931, 52.17%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,931, 52.17%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,579, 91.05%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	352, 8.95%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,604, 47.83%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,219, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,301, 73.43%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,028, 14.24%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.08%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	269, 3.73%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	89, 1.23%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	526, 7.29%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Otero County	16.8 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,331	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	3,752, 51.18%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,139, 30.36%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	700, 18.66%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	420, 11.19%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	308, 8.21%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	225, 6.00%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	703, 18.74%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	3,579, 48.82%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,197, 33.45%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	790, 22.07%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,415, 39.54%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 2.10%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	98, 2.74%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Otero County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,331, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	639, 8.72%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	377, 5.14%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	371, 5.06%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	182, 2.48%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	994, 13.56%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	528, 7.20%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	155, 2.11%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	443, 6.04%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	300, 4.09%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,880, 25.64%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	504, 6.87%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	686, 9.36%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	272, 3.71%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Otero County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,661	25.83%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	872	17.57%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.