OTERO COUNTY finances
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OTERO COUNTY
County in New Mexico (Otero County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 68,823.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $28.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $66.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $6.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $9.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $17.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $223,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $95.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $17.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $3.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $340,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $129.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $117.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $55.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Correction Insts | $62.9 million |
| Police Protection | $12.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $9.7 million |
| General NEC | $6.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $5.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.6 million |
| Health | $3.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $1.5 million |
| Central Staff | $1.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $448,000 |
| Correction NEC | $443,000 |
| Judicial | $300,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $197,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $63.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $7.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $55.8 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $50,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $78,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $43,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $66.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $9.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $17.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $223,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $62.5 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $418,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $3.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $300,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $970,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $192,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $289,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $11.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $1.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $2,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $381,000 |
| F05 | Correction-NEC-Construction | $25,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $59,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $2.2 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $31,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $415,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $2,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $6.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $695,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $5,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $159,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $62,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $6.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $3.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $340,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $12.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $14.7 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $1.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $149,000 |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $57,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $91,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $1.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $110,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.6 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 351035131021.