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Census Tract 9686, Otero, CO

4,737 Population
2 square miles 2,413.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±4.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in La Junta: 38.2 ±3.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Otero County: 41.8 ±1.4

Economics

$27,530 ±$3,907 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in La Junta: $28,073 † ±$3,227
  • a little less than the amount in Otero County: $28,645 ±$1,532
$53,906 ±$13,844 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in La Junta: $52,315 † ±$7,059
  • about the same as the amount in Otero County: $54,037 † ±$5,856

27.9% ±10.6% (1,287  ±507) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in La Junta: 27.4% † 1,874 (±7.3% / ±499)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Otero County: 22.1% † 3,946 (±3.5% / ±628)

20.3 minutes ±9 (35,200  ±16,783) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in La Junta: 22.3 † 57,025 (±7.5 / ±20,605)
  • a little less than the figure in Otero County: 21.2 † 147,935 (±3 / ±22,609)

Families

2,061 ±238 Number of households
  • La Junta: 3,030 ±231
  • Otero County: 7,584 ±236
2.2 ±0.3 (4,597  ±464) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in La Junta: 2.3 6,812 (±0.2 / ±31)
  • a little less than the figure in Otero County: 2.4 17,831 (±0.1 / ±14)

5.5% ±6.6% (61  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in La Junta: 4.9% † 81 (±4.9% / ±81)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Otero County: 6% † 241 (±2.5% / ±102)

Housing

2,278 ±238 Number of housing units
  • La Junta: 3,281 ±242
  • Otero County: 8,746 ±23

$153,200 ±$27,983 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in La Junta: $194,800 † ±$39,798
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Otero County: $168,900 ±$10,846

15.7% ±8.1% (735  ±385) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in La Junta: 13.1% † 931 (±5.5% / ±391.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Otero County: 11.2% † 2,020 (±2.8% / ±508.7)

Social

77.7% ±10.8% (2,517  ±440.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in La Junta: 84% † 3,894 (±9.9% / ±513)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Otero County: 88.7% 11,138 (±5.4% / ±685)
13.5% ±5% (437  ±167.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in La Junta: 18% † 836 (±4.4% / ±210.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Otero County: 18.2% † 2,282 (±2.1% / ±264.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% ±3.1% (184  ±150) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in La Junta: 3.7% † 261 (±2.4% / ±170)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Otero County: 4.8% 874

8.9% ±4% (329  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in La Junta: 8.5% † 459 (±3.2% / ±171)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Otero County: 6.6% † 926 (±1.5% / ±217)
329 Total veterans ±153 329 Male ±153 N/A Female ±14

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