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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 480,577
Urban population.................................................... 459,439
Percent of total population..................................... 95.6
Rural population.................................................... 21,138
Percent of total population..................................... 4.4
Farm population................................................... 208
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 133,386
Preprimary school................................................... 8,324
Elementary or high school........................................... 82,555
Percent in private school......................................... 8.5
College............................................................. 42,507
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 306,632
Less than 9th grade................................................. 21,129
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 33,828
High school graduate................................................ 84,939
Some college, no degree............................................. 68,139
Associates degree................................................... 16,778
Bachelor's degree................................................... 48,165
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 33,654
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 82.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 26.7
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 443,989
Lived in same house................................................. 209,479
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 225,998
Same State........................................................ 157,642
Same county..................................................... 130,495
Different county................................................ 27,147
Different State................................................... 68,356
Lived abroad........................................................ 8,512
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 310,308
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 11,698
With a mobility limitation........................................ 6,344
With a self-care limitation....................................... 8,010
With a work disability.............................................. 26,073
In labor force.................................................. 11,357
Prevented from working............................................ 12,345
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 48,487
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 9,063
With a mobility limitation........................................ 7,368
With a self-care limitation....................................... 4,907
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 319
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,279
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,836
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 63,044
65 years and over................................................. 14,766
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 455,233
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 50.5
Foreign-born population............................................. 25,344
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 10,529
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 443,989
Speak a language other than English................................. 121,776
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 36,753
Speak Spanish..................................................... 102,919
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 31,166
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 4,134
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,112
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 586,441
Arab................................................................ 1,778
Austrian............................................................ 1,427
Belgian............................................................. 527
Canadian............................................................ 584
Czech............................................................... 2,674
Danish.............................................................. 2,892
Dutch............................................................... 9,049
English............................................................. 66,804
Finnish............................................................. 911
French (except Basque).............................................. 16,992
French Canadian..................................................... 3,522
German.............................................................. 92,937
Greek............................................................... 1,539
Hungarian........................................................... 2,075
Irish............................................................... 58,929
Italian............................................................. 16,685
Lithuanian.......................................................... 945
Norwegian........................................................... 6,640
Polish.............................................................. 9,402
Portuguese.......................................................... 740
Romanian............................................................ 308
Russian............................................................. 3,878
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 12,615
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Scottish............................................................ 11,760
Slovak.............................................................. 2,150
Subsaharan African.................................................. 853
Swedish............................................................. 8,209
Swiss............................................................... 1,938
Ukrainian........................................................... 762
United States or American........................................... 12,451
Welsh............................................................... 4,823
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 357
Yugoslavian......................................................... 545
Other ancestries.................................................... 228,740
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
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
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