COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hudspeth County vs Otero County
PLACE A
Hudspeth County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Otero County, New Mexico
Hudspeth County is 95% smaller than Otero County. Otero County earns more, with a median household income $7,276 higher. Otero County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
HUDSPETH COUNTYOTERO COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,43370,368−95% vs Otero County
Population density111−10
Population growth-7.9%6.3%−14.2 pts
Median age37.636.4+1.2
Male62.3%52.7%+9.5 pts
Female37.7%47.3%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born24.7%9.7%+15.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.5%45.5%−18.0 pts
Black1.4%3.5%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino66.7%39.6%+27.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other4.4%9.9%−5.5 pts
Median household income$48,600$55,876−$7,276
Per capita income$20,866$29,760−$8,894
Poverty rate17.3%19.3%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%22.7%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree1.6%7.6%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%8.6%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation48.3%56.0%−7.7 pts
Median home value$64,000$162,700−$98,700
Median gross rent$705$962−$257
Owner-occupied73.6%67.0%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.7%25.0%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households6.8%41.7%−35.0 pts
Average commute27.922.1+5.7
Worked from home10.3%6.7%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured31.4%10.1%+21.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025