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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 1,515,069
Urban population.................................................... 1,104,755
Percent of total population..................................... 72.9
Rural population.................................................... 410,314
Percent of total population..................................... 27.1
Farm population................................................... 15,090
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 435,989
Preprimary school................................................... 24,322
Elementary or high school........................................... 301,552
Percent in private school......................................... 5.6
College............................................................. 110,115
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 922,590
Less than 9th grade................................................. 105,362
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 124,612
High school graduate................................................ 264,943
Some college, no degree............................................. 192,835
Associates degree................................................... 46,502
Bachelor's degree................................................... 111,957
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 76,379
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 75.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 20.4
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 1,390,048
Lived in same house................................................. 719,628
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 645,519
Same State........................................................ 452,758
Same county..................................................... 345,469
Different county................................................ 107,289
Different State................................................... 192,761
Lived abroad........................................................ 24,901
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 927,781
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 42,995
With a mobility limitation........................................ 20,920
With a self-care limitation....................................... 31,621
With a work disability.............................................. 81,960
In labor force.................................................. 30,468
Prevented from working............................................ 43,460
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 156,638
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 28,857
With a mobility limitation........................................ 23,377
With a self-care limitation....................................... 16,693
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 398
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,597
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,142
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 178,022
65 years and over................................................. 43,593
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 1,434,555
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 54.6
Foreign-born population............................................. 80,514
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 31,102
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 1,390,048
Speak a language other than English................................. 493,999
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 159,620
Speak Spanish..................................................... 388,186
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 119,705
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 7,950
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 3,753
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 1,727,484
Arab................................................................ 3,492
Austrian............................................................ 3,300
Belgian............................................................. 1,055
Canadian............................................................ 1,662
Czech............................................................... 6,063
Danish.............................................................. 7,122
Dutch............................................................... 29,401
English............................................................. 188,947
Finnish............................................................. 2,266
French (except Basque).............................................. 44,126
French Canadian..................................................... 7,568
German.............................................................. 234,228
Greek............................................................... 3,108
Hungarian........................................................... 4,337
Irish............................................................... 163,876
Italian............................................................. 36,378
Lithuanian.......................................................... 1,943
Norwegian........................................................... 13,936
Polish.............................................................. 19,523
Portuguese.......................................................... 1,768
Romanian............................................................ 713
Russian............................................................. 7,912
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 33,977
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Scottish............................................................ 29,082
Slovak.............................................................. 4,469
Subsaharan African.................................................. 1,198
Swedish............................................................. 19,999
Swiss............................................................... 4,281
Ukrainian........................................................... 1,512
United States or American........................................... 50,111
Welsh............................................................... 11,275
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 1,526
Yugoslavian......................................................... 1,395
Other ancestries.................................................... 785,935
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
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University of New Mexico
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
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