Otero

County in Colorado

County

The population development of Otero.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Otero	County	20,185	20,311	18,831	18,686	17,991	→
Colorado	State	3,294,394	4,301,261	5,029,196	5,775,324	5,957,493

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Otero.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cheraw	Town	Otero	271	209	254	238	231	→
Fowler	Town	Otero	1,169	1,228	1,189	1,257	1,203	→
La Junta	City	Otero	7,720	7,595	7,078	7,327	6,986	→
Manzanola	Town	Otero	437	515	431	340	326	→
Rocky Ford	City	Otero	4,202	4,311	3,960	3,870	3,781	→
Swink	Town	Otero	583	703	617	605	587	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	9,215
Females	9,475

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	4,372
18-64 years	10,305
65+ years	4,013

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	949
70-79 years	1,742
60-69 years	2,616
50-59 years	2,335
40-49 years	1,961
30-39 years	2,166
20-29 years	1,973
10-19 years	2,716
0-9 years	2,232

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	10,898
Urban	7,792

»Race« (C 2020)
White	12,847
Black/African American	165
Indigenous	376
Asian	101
Pacific Islander	28
Some other	2,356
2 or more	2,817

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	7,702
Other	10,988