Otero County, CO Population

Overview

18,665

Total Population

40.1

Median age

51.14%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,95

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Otero County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Otero County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Otero County's population under 18 was 23.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Otero County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Otero County, 19.35% were under the age of 15, 18.47% aged 15 to 29, 41.66% aged 30 to 64, 17.07% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 425 more females than males in Otero County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in Otero County, CO.
The Otero County, CO gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 749.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 933.

Otero County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Otero County population: 81.02% are White, 1.28% are Black or African American, 0.89% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.86% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.53% are some other race and 8.35% are multiracial.
Otero County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,95 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,715 (57.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Otero County is White with a population of 15,123 (81.02% of the total population).

Otero County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 20,228 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Otero County's population decreased by 1,371 (6.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Otero County's population decreased by 190 (1.01%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Otero County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 18,182.