Otero County, CO Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Colorado



Otero County, Colorado

People QuickFactsOtero CountyColorado
Population, 2005 estimate 19,4954,665,177
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -4.0%8.4%2
Population, 2000 20,3114,301,261
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.5%7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 26.4%25.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 17.2%10.0%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.3%49.5%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)95.1%90.3%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.1%4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.6%1.1%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.8%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.1%1.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)38.2%19.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 59.0%72.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.2%44.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.9%8.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.9%15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.7%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.4%32.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 4,637638,654
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.024.3
Housing units, 2005 8,9252,053,178
Homeownership rate, 2000 69.1%67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 11.9%25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $66,300$166,600
Households, 2000 7,9201,658,238
Persons per household, 2000 2.492.53
Median household income, 2003 $29,262$49,248
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,113$24,049
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 17.8%10.0%
Business QuickFactsOtero CountyColorado
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 520147,3141
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 5,1321,908,5081
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -0.2%-0.3%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,114385,326
Total number of firms, 2002 1,519464,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.1%29.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA34,661,144
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 284,20192,092,155
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 170,66652,226,983
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,610$11,611
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 16,1918,808,846
Building permits, 2005 1445,891
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 164,49130,060,3291
Geography QuickFactsOtero CountyColorado
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,262103,717
Persons per square mile, 2000 16.141.5
FIPS Code 08908
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.
2: Colorado state total includes Broomfield city.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:54 EST
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