Name | Otero County |
State | New Mexico |
FIPS Code | 35035 |
County Seat | Alamogordo |
Timezone | Mountain Standard Time (MST) |
Population (2022) | 64,176 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 6.34% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 84.49% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | Hispanic 40% |
Partisan Voting Index | Republican:+14 |
Unemployment Rate (January 2025) | 4.6% |
Area Code(s) | 575 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 84.49% |
African American | 4.88% |
Hispanic | 8.85% |
Asian | 1.62% |
Native American | 0.09% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.09% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 36.02% |
African American | 3.91% |
Hispanic | 40.19% |
Asian | 1.53% |
Native American | 12.69% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.24% |