About Otis

Otis is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 537 people and just one neighborhood, Otis is the 180th largest community in Colorado.

Otis is a blue-collar town, with 37.3% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Otis is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Otis who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.98%), sales jobs (9.32%), and teaching (8.05%).

Another important characteristic of Otis is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Otis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Otis Information and Demographics

In Otis, just 7.89% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Otis in 2000 was $19,719, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,876 for a family of four.

The people who call Otis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Otis is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Otis include German, Irish, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Otis is English. Some people also speak German.