General Characteristics - Population: 35000 - New Mexico

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                     Page 1
   040 New Mexico                    

      Total population..............................................  1,515,069
SEX
   Male.............................................................    745,253
   Female...........................................................    769,816
AGE
   Under 5 years....................................................    125,878
   5 to 17 years....................................................    320,863
   18 to 20 years...................................................     68,168
   21 to 24 years...................................................     83,656
   25 to 44 years...................................................    484,466
   45 to 54 years...................................................    147,448
   55 to 59 years...................................................     62,038
   60 to 64 years...................................................     59,490
   65 to 74 years...................................................     97,607
   75 to 84 years...................................................     51,223
   85 years and over................................................     14,232
   Median age.......................................................       31.3
Under 18 years......................................................    446,741
   Percent of total population......................................       29.5
65 years and over...................................................    163,062
   Percent of total population......................................       10.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households....................................................    542,709
   Family households (families).....................................    391,487
      Married-couple families.......................................    303,789
         Percent of total households................................       56.0
      Other family, male householder................................     23,143
      Other family, female householder..............................     64,555
   Nonfamily households.............................................    151,222
         Percent of total households................................       27.9
      Householder living alone......................................    124,883
         Householder 65 years and over..............................     42,964
   Persons living in households.....................................  1,486,262
   Persons per household............................................       2.74
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters.................................     28,807
      Institutionalized persons.....................................     14,024
      Other persons in group quarters...............................     14,783
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White............................................................  1,146,028
   Black............................................................     30,210
      Percent of total population...................................        2.0
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut................................    134,355
      Percent of total population...................................        8.9
   Asian or Pacific Islander........................................     14,124
      Percent of total population...................................        0.9
   Other race.......................................................    190,352
   Hispanic origin (of any race)....................................    579,224
      Percent of total population...................................       38.2