Eddy County vs. Otero County

Eddy County (NM)Otero County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,90066,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)53,82363,832
Population, Census, April 1, 201053,82963,797
Persons under 5 years, percent7.4%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.5%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%17.2%
Female persons, percent49.7%48.3%
White alone, percent92.8%82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%8.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent49.8%38.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent46.1%48.4%
Veterans, 2014-20183,6068,070
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%11.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,78231,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.8%65.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$148,300$108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,168$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$350$285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$905$814
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.1%7.1%
Households, 2014-201821,26423,391
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.1%28.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.1%75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.5%83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.9%19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.8%49.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,004164,664
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)275,782210,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)798,704567,703
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,677$8,596
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.718.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,982$42,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,957$22,477
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%20.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,447967
Total employment, 201722,54712,262
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,222,180379,044
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6403,356
All firms, 20123,3353,918
Men-owned firms, 20121,5971,805
Women-owned firms, 20129481,442
Minority-owned firms, 20129311,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,1192,244
Veteran-owned firms, 2012332561
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,6303,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%1.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200716.2%19.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.4%32.9%
Population per square mile, 201012.99.6
Land area in square miles, 20104,175.736,613.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Eddy county (NM) and Otero county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.