Marital Status in Otero County, New Mexico (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female Male
New Mexico
Otero County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.790074%-30.989321%-25.790074%26%25.790074%10.580022%30.989321%6.412245%36.370096%36%6,5539,725-46.404129%-1.964559%-43.663068%-48.368688%48%46.404129%43.663068%2.980707%46.404129%46%12,29012.3k12,40812.4k-13.399903%-2.995863%-12.984713%-3.332739%-16.395765%16%13.399903%12.984713%13.399903%13%4,1663,583-3.825872%-5.619600%-2.969946%-6.060214%-9.445472%9%3.825872%2.969946%3.825872%4%2,4001,023
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female Male
New Mexico
Otero County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.790074%-30.989321%-25.790074%26%25.790074%10.580022%30.989321%6.412245%36.370096%36%6,5539,725-41.561016%-3.253814%-41.056559%-44.814829%45%41.561016%41.056559%2.582554%41.561016%42%11,38711.4k11,11311.1k-2.240174%-0.030675%-1.490229%-0.601755%-2.270849%2%2.240174%1.490229%2.240174%2%577599-3.553859%-2.606509%-3.553859%4%3.553859%1.289254%2.606509%0.398153%4.843113%5%9031,295-3.825872%-5.619600%-2.969946%-6.060214%-9.445472%9%3.825872%2.969946%3.825872%4%2,4001,023-11.159729%-2.965187%-11.494483%-2.730984%-14.124916%14%11.159729%11.494483%11.159729%11%3,5892,984
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.577%11.6%27.719%27.7%43.371%43.4%67.727%67.7%48.935%48.9%70.365%70.4%68.747%68.7%62.777%62.8%62.565%62.6%52.516%52.5%59.040%59.0%57.632%57.6%64.953%65.0%62.772%62.8%54.289%54.3%49.735%49.7%52.162%52.2%57.151%57.2%65.180%65.2%51.669%51.7%47.886%47.9%38.610%38.6%23.977%24.0%16.445%16.4%7.359%7.36%1.963%1.96%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.389%8.39%13.684%13.7%10.997%11.0%9.811%9.81%22.289%22.3%19.486%19.5%16.624%16.6%18.638%18.6%30.857%30.9%22.430%22.4%25.471%25.5%23.157%23.2%16.473%16.5%18.379%18.4%23.168%23.2%26.699%26.7%25.622%25.6%10.199%10.2%10.471%10.5%15.638%15.6%9.613%9.61%5.677%5.68%6.397%6.40%0.838%0.84%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.247%0.25%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.846%1.85%13.684%13.7%3.237%3.24%6.292%6.29%6.687%6.69%3.654%3.65%6.905%6.91%8.765%8.76%5.632%5.63%20.878%20.9%9.887%9.89%18.735%18.7%13.654%13.7%16.618%16.6%20.225%20.2%23.567%23.6%21.784%21.8%31.624%31.6%24.349%24.3%32.419%32.4%41.567%41.6%55.713%55.7%69.626%69.6%82.717%82.7%92.641%92.6%98.037%98.0%100.000%100%99.753%99.8%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1778.188%78.2%44.912%44.9%42.395%42.4%16.171%16.2%22.089%22.1%6.495%6.50%7.724%7.72%9.820%9.82%0.947%0.95%4.176%4.18%5.603%5.60%0.476%0.48%4.920%4.92%2.231%2.23%2.317%2.32%0.000%0%0.432%0.43%1.026%1.03%0.000%0%0.274%0.27%0.935%0.93%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in New Mexico.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Otero County
New Mexico
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172271,8453,5512,5332,3032,4662,2441,8041,9682,4312,1371,120690
Count number of married in age cohort in Otero County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Otero County
Otero County
New Mexico
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Other2Black2-26.254826%-1.158301%-2.187902%-30.201641%-0.888997%-7.560512%-29.601030%30%67.181467%3.217503%56.621005%4.727846%70.398970%70%777-22.905598%-2.019633%-13.553358%-24.177943%-1.187237%-15.405784%-38.478590%38%53.748988%7.772422%52.012174%7.216861%61.521410%62%28,42128.4k-38.414097%-2.282739%-10.156187%-38.243196%-2.190385%-11.204555%-50.853024%51%43.804565%5.342411%43.027327%5.334537%49.146976%49%12,48512.5k-45.421774%-3.677001%-12.472963%-49.155153%-1.232263%-11.827857%-61.571738%62%36.049027%2.379236%34.283981%3.500747%38.428262%38%1,387-45.025741%-2.546264%-14.359260%-46.144570%-2.571019%-10.842749%-61.931265%62%32.280506%5.788229%35.181545%5.260117%38.068735%38%7,187-47.699630%-3.913273%-12.215759%-46.461603%-2.229386%-11.821770%-63.828662%64%32.310947%3.860391%34.468111%5.019131%36.171338%36%1,891
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Otero County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%27%33%39%45%51%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
14.1%15.6%17.0%18.4%19.8%21.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.7%6.2%7.7%9.1%10.6%12.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
29%35%41%46%51%57%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Otero County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%30%40%49%59%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.2%8.0%11.7%15.4%19.1%22.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%2.6%5.0%7.3%9.7%12.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%24%32%41%49%57%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Otero County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%19%36%54%71%88%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%14%20%27%33%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
6%22%36%51%66%81%
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Marital Status by Place in Otero County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Otero County (16 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Otero County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Otero County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Otero County, selected places in Otero County, and entities that contain Otero County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#OrograndeSacramentoHolloman AFBTwin ForksCloudcroftHigh RollsChaparralLa LuzMountainBoles AcresWestUnited StatesAlamogordoOteroAlamogordoNew MexicoMayhillTularosaTimberonMescaleroBentWeed83.157895%83.157895%83%79183.035714%83.035714%83%93267.577828%67.577828%68%1,780366.396761%66.396761%66%164456.097561%56.097561%56%345554.251012%54.251012%54%268652.069882%52.069882%52%5,484750.541272%50.541272%51%747849.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.336252%48.336252%48%828948.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k46.768937%46.768937%47%11,76811.8k1045.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k41.584158%41.584158%42%841128.190691%28.190691%28%7511228.093645%28.093645%28%841321.944444%21.944444%22%237140.000000%0.000000%0%0150.000000%0.000000%0%016
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Otero County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Otero County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Otero County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Otero County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Otero County, selected county subdivisions in Otero County, and entities that contain Otero County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SE OteroAlamogordoMountainWestUnited StatesAlamogordoOteroNew MexicoTularosaMescalero50.980206%50.980206%51%5,357149.743086%49.743086%50%17,23217.2k249.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k45.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k35.441608%35.441608%35%1,569321.003501%21.003501%21%5404
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in New Mexico

There are 33 counties in New Mexico. This section compares Otero County to all of the counties in New Mexico and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Otero County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Otero County, selected other counties in New Mexico, and entities that contain Otero County
0%20%40%60%Count#Los AlamosLincolnLeaEddySandovalHidalgoMountainTorranceSierraValenciaColfaxWestUnited StatesCatronChavesAlamogordoOteroCurryDoña AnaLunaSanta FeHardingSan JuanNew MexicoGrantRooseveltBernalilloRio ArribaQuayUnionTaosCibolaMoraMcKinleyGuadalupeSan MiguelSocorroDe Baca65.010665%65.010665%65%9,448151.918358%51.918358%52%8,674251.253955%51.253955%51%26,24126.2k350.351490%50.351490%50%22,20422.2k450.192577%50.192577%50%55,25555.3k549.604150%49.604150%50%1,817649.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M49.226006%49.226006%49%6,360748.966213%48.966213%49%4,855848.759649%48.759649%49%29,56229.6k948.113032%48.113032%48%5,1761048.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.960445%47.960445%48%1,5521147.632317%47.632317%48%24,27224.3k1247.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k1347.327577%47.327577%47%18,41818.4k1446.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k1546.332512%46.332512%46%8,8371646.131133%46.131133%46%57,02557.0k1745.901639%45.901639%46%2241845.890722%45.890722%46%43,48143.5k1945.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k44.304275%44.304275%44%10,57110.6k2044.126351%44.126351%44%6,8592143.357370%43.357370%43%236,599237k2242.843278%42.843278%43%13,68513.7k2342.748964%42.748964%43%2,9922442.688745%42.688745%43%1,5212541.636344%41.636344%42%11,55711.6k2638.015505%38.015505%38%8,2872735.111921%35.111921%35%1,3492833.528902%33.528902%34%18,57318.6k2931.185984%31.185984%31%1,1573030.786054%30.786054%31%7,3203129.218349%29.218349%29%3,9813225.888325%25.888325%26%45933
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 33 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Otero County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Otero County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Otero County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Otero County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMountainTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisWestRiversideUnited StatesAlamogordoOteroSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoNew MexicoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k47.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k45.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Otero County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Alamogordo
Cities:
Alamogordo
Unincorporated Places:
Bent, Boles Acres, Chaparral, High Rolls, Holloman AFB, La Luz, Mayhill, Mescalero, Orogrande, Pinon, Sacramento, Timberon, Twin Forks, Weed
Villages:
Cloudcroft, Tularosa
ZIP Codes:
79837, 88081, 88310, 88311, 88314, 88317, 88325, 88330, 88337, 88339, 88340, 88342, 88344, 88347, 88349, 88350, 88352, 88354
Unified School Districts:
Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Gadsden, Tularosa
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate Districts:
NM-32, NM-33, NM-34
State House Districts:
NM-51, NM-53, NM-54, NM-56
Neighboring Counties:
Chaves, Culberson, Doña Ana, Eddy, El Paso, Hudspeth, Lincoln, Sierra