Otero

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Colorado

Otero is a sparsely populated county in Colorado with 6 ZIP codes, 19,135 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Otero, CO sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

11th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
19,135
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,752
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Otero lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 08089, 6 ZIPs, combined population 19,135). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 6 ZIPs (combined population 19,135). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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6

Total ZIPs

19,135

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Otero

Side-by-side: Compare 81050 vs 81067 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
81050 La Junta 9,894 7
81067 Rocky Ford 5,670 8
81039 Fowler 1,856 1
81058 Manzanola 990 7
81077 Swink 532 451
81030 Cheraw 193 197

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Otero?
Otero has a total population of 19,135 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Otero?
Otero includes 6 ZIP codes: 81050, 81067, 81039, 81058, 81077, 81030.
Data sources

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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