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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 23,794
Urban population.................................................... 8,626
Percent of total population..................................... 36.3
Rural population.................................................... 15,168
Percent of total population..................................... 63.7
Farm population................................................... 96
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 7,281
Preprimary school................................................... 414
Elementary or high school........................................... 5,905
Percent in private school......................................... 6.8
College............................................................. 962
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 13,583
Less than 9th grade................................................. 1,975
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 2,550
High school graduate................................................ 5,158
Some college, no degree............................................. 2,013
Associates degree................................................... 690
Bachelor's degree................................................... 759
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 438
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 66.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 8.8
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 21,857
Lived in same house................................................. 13,669
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 8,075
Same State........................................................ 6,837
Same county..................................................... 4,634
Different county................................................ 2,203
Different State................................................... 1,238
Lived abroad........................................................ 113
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 13,930
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 720
With a mobility limitation........................................ 418
With a self-care limitation....................................... 479
With a work disability.............................................. 1,440
In labor force.................................................. 334
Prevented from working............................................ 1,000
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,931
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 344
With a mobility limitation........................................ 298
With a self-care limitation....................................... 202
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 561
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 2,132
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,478
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 2,516
65 years and over................................................. 441
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 23,431
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 74.8
Foreign-born population............................................. 363
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 75
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 21,857
Speak a language other than English................................. 9,962
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,958
Speak Spanish..................................................... 4,681
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 1,039
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 28
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 24,129
Arab................................................................ 99
Austrian............................................................ 13
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 17
Czech............................................................... 23
Danish.............................................................. 52
Dutch............................................................... 225
English............................................................. 1,680
Finnish............................................................. 19
French (except Basque).............................................. 286
French Canadian..................................................... 42
German.............................................................. 1,279
Greek............................................................... 33
Hungarian........................................................... 3
Irish............................................................... 1,270
Italian............................................................. 228
Lithuanian.......................................................... 13
Norwegian........................................................... 128
Polish.............................................................. 39
Portuguese.......................................................... 40
Romanian............................................................ 15
Russian............................................................. 11
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 235
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Scottish............................................................ 97
Slovak.............................................................. 2
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 78
Swiss............................................................... 11
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 183
Welsh............................................................... 71
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 44
Yugoslavian......................................................... 19
Other ancestries.................................................... 17,874
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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