General Characteristics - Population: 35017 - Grant County

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                     Page 1
   040 New Mexico                    
   050    Grant County

      Total population..............................................     27,676
SEX
   Male.............................................................     13,592
   Female...........................................................     14,084
AGE
   Under 5 years....................................................      2,084
   5 to 17 years....................................................      6,322
   18 to 20 years...................................................      1,259
   21 to 24 years...................................................      1,303
   25 to 44 years...................................................      7,382
   45 to 54 years...................................................      2,834
   55 to 59 years...................................................      1,218
   60 to 64 years...................................................      1,394
   65 to 74 years...................................................      2,315
   75 to 84 years...................................................      1,206
   85 years and over................................................        359
   Median age.......................................................       33.2
Under 18 years......................................................      8,406
   Percent of total population......................................       30.4
65 years and over...................................................      3,880
   Percent of total population......................................       14.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households....................................................      9,773
   Family households (families).....................................      7,428
      Married-couple families.......................................      5,987
         Percent of total households................................       61.3
      Other family, male householder................................        334
      Other family, female householder..............................      1,107
   Nonfamily households.............................................      2,345
         Percent of total households................................       24.0
      Householder living alone......................................      2,075
         Householder 65 years and over..............................        973
   Persons living in households.....................................     27,113
   Persons per household............................................       2.77
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters.................................        563
      Institutionalized persons.....................................        306
      Other persons in group quarters...............................        257
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White............................................................     25,745
   Black............................................................        137
      Percent of total population...................................        0.5
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut................................        229
      Percent of total population...................................        0.8
   Asian or Pacific Islander........................................         69
      Percent of total population...................................        0.2
   Other race.......................................................      1,496
   Hispanic origin (of any race)....................................     14,061
      Percent of total population...................................       50.8