Dona Ana County vs. Otero County

Dona Ana County (NM)Otero County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)217,52266,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)209,20263,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010209,23363,797
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.5%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%17.2%
Female persons, percent50.9%48.3%
White alone, percent91.9%82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent2.4%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%8.5%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent68.6%38.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent26.9%48.4%
Veterans, 2014-201814,4278,070
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.6%11.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)89,04931,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.8%65.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,700$108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,144$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$326$285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$744$814
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.2%7.1%
Households, 2014-201877,45323,391
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201851.6%28.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.8%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.5%75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.4%83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.5%19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%49.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)285,237164,664
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,010,681210,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,965,400567,703
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,165$8,596
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.918.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,164$42,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,300$22,477
Persons in poverty, percent24.9%20.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,716967
Total employment, 201752,98012,262
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,727,445379,044
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,8953,356
All firms, 201216,2983,918
Men-owned firms, 20127,9921,805
Women-owned firms, 20126,2651,442
Minority-owned firms, 20129,1011,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,3582,244
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,369561
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,0773,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200742.1%19.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%32.9%
Population per square mile, 201055.09.6
Land area in square miles, 20103,807.516,613.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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