Otero County is home to the White Sands National Monument, White Sands Missile Range and a large part of Fort Bliss. Sunspot is where the National Solar Observatory is. Alamogordo is also home the the National Space Museum.
Formed in 1899, Otero County contains 6,626 square miles of land and 1 square mile of water.
The county seat is Alamogordo.
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 63,797 |
| Males | 32,194 |
| Females | 31,603 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 15,961 |
| 18 & over | 47,836 |
| 20-24 | 4,915 |
| 25-34 | 8,263 |
| 35-49 | 11,499 |
| 50-64 | 11,888 |
| 65 & over | 9,552 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22,026 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 41,771 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 46,352 |
| African-American | 2,251 |
| Asian | 749 |
| Native American | 4,271 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 153 |
| Other | 7,352 |
| Two or more | 2,669 |
