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East Otero School District R-1, CO

8,538 Population
726.3 square miles 11.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±4.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Otero County: 41.8 ±1.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,666 ±$2,778 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Otero County: $28,645 ±$1,532
  • about half the amount in Colorado: $52,636 ±$298
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,560 ±$6,973 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Otero County: $54,037 † ±$5,856
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $95,470 ±$578
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.8% ±6.6% (2,118  ±552) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Otero County: 22.1% † 3,946 (±3.5% / ±628)
  • more than double the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 542,093 (±0.2% / ±10,771)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20 minutes ±6.1 (62,645  ±20,702) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Otero County: 21.2 † 147,935 (±3 / ±22,609)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Colorado: 25.2 61,223,800 (±0.1 / ±368,978)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,649 ±256 Number of households
  • Otero County: 7,584 ±236
  • Colorado: 2,374,218 ±4,232
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (8,190  ±424) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Otero County: 2.4 17,831 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,737,481
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±4.1% (81  ±81) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Otero County: 6% † 241 (±2.5% / ±102)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 4.9% 69,739 (±0.2% / ±2,225)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,033 ±258 Number of housing units
  • Otero County: 8,746 ±23
  • Colorado: 2,589,053 ±653
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$199,400 ±$37,880 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Otero County: $168,900 ±$10,846
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $539,400 ±$2,069
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.1% ±4.7% (1,107  ±399.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Otero County: 11.2% † 2,020 (±2.8% / ±508.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 15.9% 920,909 (±0.2% / ±13,111.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.9% ±7.8% (4,809  ±539.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Otero County: 88.7% 11,138 (±5.4% / ±685)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 92.9% 3,804,007 (±0.4% / ±15,208.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.7% ±3.6% (958  ±213.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Otero County: 18.2% † 2,282 (±2.1% / ±264.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 45.7% 1,871,669 (±0.2% / ±9,771.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.4% ±3.2% (458  ±271) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Otero County: 4.8% 874
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 9.8% 576,653
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.6% ±2.8% (564  ±184) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Otero County: 6.6% † 926 (±1.5% / ±217)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 7.5% 342,276 (±0.1% / ±3,997)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
564 Total veterans ±184 557 Male ±186 7 Female ±10

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