Southeast Otero, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents
| Southeast Otero: | $191,122 |
| New Mexico: | $243,100 |
Total population: 8,855 (Urban population: 3,209 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,496 (110 farm, 5,386 nonfarm))
Houses: 6,222 (3,104 occupied: 2,614 owner occupied, 490 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Housing density: 2 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $203,170.
Median contract rent in 2022: $541 (lower quartile is $431, upper quartile is $817)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $491
Median gross rent in Southeast Otero, NM in 2022: $774
Housing units in Southeast Otero with a mortgage: 627 (58 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 632
Household type by relationship:
Households: 61,491- In family households: 52,229 (11,556 male householders, 5,085 female householders)
12,279 spouses, 17,721 children (16,125 natural, 435 adopted, 1,161 stepchildren), 1,999 grandchildren, 528 brothers or sisters, 508 parents, foster children, 713 other relatives, 1,396 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,262 (4,180 male householders (3,462 living alone)), 3,643 female householders (3,169 living alone)), 1,439 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,306 (1,636 institutionalized population)
12,082 married couples with children.
4,405 single-parent households (951 men, 3,454 women).
56.0% of residents of Southeast Otero speak English at home.
42.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,934 (20.1%)
(24.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 5.9 |
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
- 28no bedroom
- 1761 bedroom
- 8622 bedrooms
- 1,1993 bedrooms
- 3054 bedrooms
- 445+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
- 46no bedroom
- 961 bedroom
- 1362 bedrooms
- 1883 bedrooms
- 194 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Southeast Otero in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 72no vehicle
- 6951 vehicle
- 1,1742 vehicles
- 5313 vehicles
- 1044 vehicles
- 385+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Southeast Otero in renter-occupied apartments
- 50no vehicle
- 2341 vehicle
- 1522 vehicles
- 143 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 265+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
- 131 room
- 1002 rooms
- 2563 rooms
- 5074 rooms
- 7195 rooms
- 5186 rooms
- 2957 rooms
- 838 rooms
- 1239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
- 361 room
- 682 rooms
- 363 rooms
- 1034 rooms
- 1435 rooms
- 606 rooms
- 177 rooms
- 198 rooms
- 89+ rooms
Southeast Otero, NM household income distribution
- 943Less than $10,000
- 2,256$10,000 to $19,999
- 1,488$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,528$30,000 to $39,999
- 3,316$40,000 to $49,999
- 2,079$50,000 to $59,999
- 2,125$60,000 to $74,999
- 2,042$75,000 to $99,999
- 2,451$100,000 to $124,999
- 1,279$125,000 to $149,999
- 1,807$150,000 to $199,999
- 484$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.5%
Number of people working at home: 445 (12.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 220
- 5 to 9 minutes: 324
- 10 to 14 minutes: 222
- 15 to 19 minutes: 249
- 20 to 24 minutes: 393
- 25 to 29 minutes: 130
- 30 to 34 minutes: 435
- 35 to 39 minutes: 83
- 40 to 44 minutes: 177
- 45 to 59 minutes: 187
- 60 to 89 minutes: 196
- 90 or more minutes: 57
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,905 (67.2%)
- Carpooled: 468 (16.5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.2%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0.3%)
- Walked: 213 (7.5%)
- Other means: 72 (2.5%)
- Worked at home: 162 (5.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Southeast Otero, New Mexico
- 6011995 to March 2000
- 1541990 to 1994
- 4141985 to 1989
- 2401980 to 1984
- 2321975 to 1979
- 1121970 to 1974
- 401965 to 1969
- 108Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Southeast Otero: | 92.8% (1,765) |
| New Mexico: | 71.7% (107,272) |
| Southeast Otero: | 4.8% (91) |
| New Mexico: | 3.7% (5,463) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,074
- Other state: 4,651
- Northeast: 398
- Midwest: 626
- South: 2,925
- West: 702
51% of Southeast Otero residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in New Mexico.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 8
- Nursery to 4th grade: 32
- 5th and 6th grade: 137
- 7th and 8th grade: 106
- 9th grade: 105
- 10th grade: 34
- 11th grade: 58
- 12th grade, no diploma: 106
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 733
- Less than 1 year of college: 176
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
- Associate degree: 169
- Bachelor's degree: 295
- Master's degree: 173
- Professional school degree: 62
- Doctorate degree: 32
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 18
- 5th and 6th grade: 335
- 7th and 8th grade: 90
- 9th grade: 130
- 10th grade: 41
- 11th grade: 73
- 12th grade, no diploma: 77
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 608
- Less than 1 year of college: 218
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 509
- Associate degree: 152
- Bachelor's degree: 288
- Master's degree: 151
- Professional school degree: 20
- Doctorate degree: 2
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,915
- One, attached: 87
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 24
- 5 to 9: 20
- 10 to 19: 8
- 20 to 49: 14
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 2,085
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $99,943
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%
- 73.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.5%Wood
- 4.4%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 76.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.4%Electricity
- 6.1%Wood
- 4.7%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 3.6% |
| New Mexico: | 8.2% |
| Here: | 3.1% |
| New Mexico: | 7.8% |
| Here: | 23.2% |
| New Mexico: | 11.9% |
