Otero County, New Mexico
19 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 5 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 68,816
- Median household income
- $55,876
- ±2,502
- Unemployed
- 8.6%
- 2,268 of 26,481 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.0%
- 22,022 of 24,480 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Otero | 68,537 (2021) | 46 K C Rd, Alamogordo | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Fresnal Ditch Association | Drainage | Po Box 158, High Rolls Mountain Park | — |
| Nogal Canyon Ditch Association | Drainage | 290 Nogal Canyon Rd, Bent | — |
| North Fresnal Ditch Association | Drainage | 4017 N Florida Ave, Alamogordo | — |
| Rosalio Lopez Community Ditch Association | Drainage | 162 Bookout Ne, Tularosa | — |
| Tularosa Community Ditch Association | Drainage | P.o. Box 1094, Tularosa | Website |
| La Luz Community Ditch Association | Irrigation | Po Box 522, La Luz | — |
| W G Browning Ditch Association | Irrigation | 2089 Rio Penasco Rd, Mayhill | — |
| Timberon Water and Sanitation District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 40, Timberon | Website |
| Otero Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3501 Mesa Vlg, Alamogordo | Website |
| Dog Canyon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 3768, Boles Station | — |
| Dungan Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association | Water supply utility | 79 Alamotero St, Alamogordo | — |
| La Luz Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 35, La Luz | Website |
| Orogrande Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association | Water supply utility | Po Box 52, Orogrande | — |
| Sacramento Water and Sanitation District | Water supply utility | Po Box 8, Sacramento | — |
| Twin Forks Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | 35 North Grosebeeck, Cloudcroft | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ALAMOGORDO
School district15 schools
1211 HAWAII AVE, Alamogordo, NM, 88310
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
CLOUDCROFT
School district3 schools
10 SWALLOW PLACE, Cloudcroft, NM, 88317
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TULAROSA
School district4 schools
504 FIRST ST, Tularosa, NM, 88352
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Alamogordo Farmers' Market (in Alameda Park)
(next to the Toy Train Depot) 1991 White Sands Blvd. Alamogordo, NM, 88310
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Farmers' Market of Otero County
2900 N White Sands Tractor Supply Alamogordo, NM, 88310
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Alamogordo Alameda Park Farmers' Market
1987 White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo, NM, 88310
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Timberon Farmers' Market
1 Bobwhite Cir., Cloudcroft, NM, 88350
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Mayhill Farmers' Market
3510 US Hwy. 82, Mayhill, NM, 88339
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.