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18,136

Population

1% YoY

2023

39.3

Median Age

2% YoY

2022

$47,500

Median Household Income

3.7% YoY

2022

6,899

Labor Force

2.6% MoM

10.7% YoY

7/2025

6,496

Employed

2.2% MoM

11.2% YoY

7/2025

5.8%

Unemployment Rate

6.5% MoM

11.5% YoY

7/2025

$124,200

Median Sale Price

31.8% MoM

21.4% YoY

8/2025

9

Homes Sold

60.9% MoM

40.0% YoY

8/2025

9.8

Months Inventory

167.7% MoM

73.3% YoY

8/2025

100

Days on Market

12 MoM

4 YoY

8/2025

88

Listings

1.1% MoM

8.6% YoY

8/2025

105

Price per Sq Ft

16.6% MoM

12.9% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Otero County: La Junta, Rocky Ford, Fowler, Swink, Manzanola, North La Junta, La Junta Gardens, Cheraw


Zip Codes included in Otero County: [Click for zip code level data] 81030, 81050, 81058, 81067, 81077


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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