Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Otero County, Colorado

Economy Score out of 100
Otero County, Colorado
47.9
Cluster
47.9
State Avg.
62.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Otero County Cluster CO National
Unemployment rate 3.9% 3.9% 2.9% 3.3%
Median household income $31,195 $31,195 $61,514 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 22.9% 22.9% 10.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 67.4% 67.4% 67.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 88.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Otero County, CO
50.9
Cluster
50.9
State Avg.
56.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Otero County Cluster CO National
Preschool enrollment 31.0% 31.0% 49.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.1% 92.1% 78.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 29.5% 29.5% 49.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Otero County, CO
40.6
Cluster
40.6
State Avg.
50.8
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Otero County Cluster CO National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.8% 17.8% 8.8% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 405 405 58,686 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 157.7 157.7 368.1 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 65.5 65.5 81.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Otero County, CO
45.1
Cluster
45.1
State Avg.
49.1
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Otero County Cluster CO National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.4% 10.4% 7.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 37.3 37.3 36.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Otero County Cluster CO National
Diversity 82.1% 82.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 9.1 9.1 - 7.9
Automation 60.0% 60.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Otero County 18,326
Cluster 18,326
CO 5,615,902
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.