Otero

County in New Mexico

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	51,928	62,298	63,797	67,836	69,711	→
New Mexico	State	1,515,069	1,819,046	2,059,179	2,117,555	2,130,256

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
Alamogordo	City	Otero	27,758	35,693	30,402	30,933	31,667	→
Cloudcroft	Village	Otero	642	837	672	747	756	→
Tularosa	Village	Otero	2,662	3,024	2,844	2,553	2,632	→

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	34,834
Females	33,005

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	15,621
18-64 years	40,007
65+ years	12,211

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,834
70-79 years	5,436
60-69 years	8,516
50-59 years	7,982
40-49 years	6,800
30-39 years	8,698
20-29 years	9,889
10-19 years	9,279
0-9 years	8,405

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	37,038
Urban	30,801

»Race« (C 2020)
White	38,167
Black/African American	2,662
Indigenous	4,981
Asian	1,056
Pacific Islander	183
Some other	8,371
2 or more	12,419

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	26,152
Other	41,687