Language Spoken At Home in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,611 | 100% |
English only | 14,433 | 82.0% |
Language other than English | 3,178 | 18.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 801 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 3,091 | 17.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 784 | 4.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 62 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 25 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,791 | 100% |
American | 666 | 3.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 51 | 0.3% |
Danish | 140 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 544 | 2.9% |
English | 1,532 | 8.2% |
French (except Basque) | 556 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 17 | 0.1% |
German | 3,917 | 20.8% |
Greek | 7 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 15 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,809 | 9.6% |
Italian | 799 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 218 | 1.2% |
Polish | 85 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 52 | 0.3% |
Russian | 34 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 202 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 426 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 22 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 241 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 23 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 22 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 99 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,639 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,833 | 63.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,997 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 3,410 | 44.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,102 | 14.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 426 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 302 | 4.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 997 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 593 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,806 | 36.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,448 | 32.0% |
65 years and over | 986 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,285 | 29.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,378 | 31.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,144 | 100% |
Householder | 7,639 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 3,459 | 19.1% |
Child | 5,094 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 985 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 967 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 620 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,384 | 100% |
Never married | 2,261 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,629 | 49.1% |
Separated | 153 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 243 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,098 | 14.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,656 | 100% |
Never married | 1,863 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,606 | 47.1% |
Separated | 155 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 917 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 1,115 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 200 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 73 | 36.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 418 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 243 | 58.1% |
Less than 1 year | 28 | 6.7% |
1 or 2 years | 70 | 16.7% |
3 or 4 years | 32 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 113 | 27.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 243 | 100% |
Who are female | 126 | 51.9% |
Who are married | 217 | 89.3% |
School Enrollment in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,980 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 392 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 335 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,032 | 40.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,146 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,075 | 21.6% |
Educational Attainment in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,579 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,053 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,168 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,937 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,050 | 24.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,458 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,353 | 10.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 560 | 4.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.2% |
Veteran Status in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,179 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,674 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,401 | 18.4% |
Under 18 years | 4,610 | 100% |
With a disability | 150 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 10,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,951 | 18.4% |
65 years and over | 3,253 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,300 | 40.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,588 | 100% |
Same house | 15,940 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,588 | 13.9% |
Same county | 1,604 | 8.6% |
Different county | 984 | 5.3% |
Same state | 654 | 3.5% |
Different state | 330 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 60 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,791 | 100% |
Native | 18,085 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 17,985 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 12,811 | 68.2% |
Different state | 5,174 | 27.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 100 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 706 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 706 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 166 | 23.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 540 | 76.5% |
Year of Entry in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 806 | 100% |
Native | 100 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 100 | 100% |
Foreign born | 706 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 684 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Otero County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 706 | 100% |
Europe | 67 | 9.5% |
Asia | 17 | 2.4% |
Africa | 5 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 617 | 87.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |