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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 57,849
Urban population.................................................... 44,654
Percent of total population..................................... 77.2
Rural population.................................................... 13,195
Percent of total population..................................... 22.8
Farm population................................................... 803
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 15,920
Preprimary school................................................... 709
Elementary or high school........................................... 12,171
Percent in private school......................................... 3.7
College............................................................. 3,040
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 34,723
Less than 9th grade................................................. 5,725
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 5,643
High school graduate................................................ 9,479
Some college, no degree............................................. 6,987
Associates degree................................................... 1,937
Bachelor's degree................................................... 3,055
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,897
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 67.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 14.3
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 53,134
Lived in same house................................................. 27,326
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 25,001
Same State........................................................ 18,288
Same county..................................................... 14,218
Different county................................................ 4,070
Different State................................................... 6,713
Lived abroad........................................................ 807
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 33,529
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,647
With a mobility limitation........................................ 938
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,183
With a work disability.............................................. 3,417
In labor force.................................................. 1,076
Prevented from working............................................ 1,912
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 8,034
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,323
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,096
With a self-care limitation....................................... 758
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 509
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,908
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,520
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 6,446
65 years and over................................................. 2,040
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 53,553
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 53.7
Foreign-born population............................................. 4,296
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 1,580
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 53,134
Speak a language other than English................................. 15,056
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,673
Speak Spanish..................................................... 14,428
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,459
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 185
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 109
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 67,538
Arab................................................................ 155
Austrian............................................................ 45
Belgian............................................................. 65
Canadian............................................................ 50
Czech............................................................... 226
Danish.............................................................. 185
Dutch............................................................... 1,585
English............................................................. 8,431
Finnish............................................................. 102
French (except Basque).............................................. 1,795
French Canadian..................................................... 256
German.............................................................. 9,589
Greek............................................................... 44
Hungarian........................................................... 79
Irish............................................................... 8,154
Italian............................................................. 859
Lithuanian.......................................................... 60
Norwegian........................................................... 499
Polish.............................................................. 492
Portuguese.......................................................... 27
Romanian............................................................ 6
Russian............................................................. 250
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 1,688
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Scottish............................................................ 924
Slovak.............................................................. 102
Subsaharan African.................................................. 25
Swedish............................................................. 545
Swiss............................................................... 107
Ukrainian........................................................... 8
United States or American........................................... 3,232
Welsh............................................................... 465
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 141
Yugoslavian......................................................... 7
Other ancestries.................................................... 27,340
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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