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Real estate businesses in Otero County, CO
The real estate businesses in Otero County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,121 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $114.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,135 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 189
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,683
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 real estate businesses in Otero County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 52% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Otero County spend about $114.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,135 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 89% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Otero County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Otero County declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Otero County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,121 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Otero County compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Otero County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 57.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 189 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 200 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,135 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,037 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Otero County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Otero County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,683−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,262 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $54,037+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,476
- Median home value
- $168,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,492
- Daytime population
- 16,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 71 | 20 | 20.0 | 254 | +16.5% | #188 of 2,229 |
| 2Morgan County, CO | 63 | 28 | 25.3 | 150 | +4.2% | #471 of 2,229 |
| 3Park County, CO | 62 | 20 | 22.3 | 202 | +5.1% | #499 of 2,229 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 62 | 329 | 26.5 | 166 | +14.2% | #508 of 2,229 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 53 | 641 | 34.0 | 130 | +6.6% | #941 of 2,229 |
| 6Logan County, CO | 52 | 17 | 20.7 | 172 | −2.7% | #977 of 2,229 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 51 | 124 | 39.0 | 129 | +6.3% | #1,045 of 2,229 |
| 8Otero County, CO | 49 | 14 | 18.5 | 189 | −5.2% | #1,121 of 2,229 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 47 | 200 | 29.2 | 130 | +0.6% | #1,231 of 2,229 |
| 10Prowers County, CO | 46 | 16 | 33.8 | 105 | −1.1% | #1,312 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Otero County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Otero County, CO?
There are 14 real estate businesses on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Otero County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $114.8M a year, or $15,135 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 89% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otero County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Otero County has 18.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 189, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Otero County would have about 27, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Otero County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Otero County at 17,683 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,584 households. The median household income in Otero County is $54,037 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Otero County scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,121 of 2,229 scored counties.
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