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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 48,605
Urban population.................................................... 35,506
Percent of total population..................................... 73.1
Rural population.................................................... 13,099
Percent of total population..................................... 26.9
Farm population................................................... 807
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 13,489
Preprimary school................................................... 689
Elementary or high school........................................... 10,790
Percent in private school......................................... 2.6
College............................................................. 2,010
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 30,216
Less than 9th grade................................................. 4,698
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 5,188
High school graduate................................................ 9,994
Some college, no degree............................................. 5,723
Associates degree................................................... 1,327
Bachelor's degree................................................... 2,105
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,181
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 67.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 10.9
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 44,875
Lived in same house................................................. 25,564
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 19,071
Same State........................................................ 14,323
Same county..................................................... 11,894
Different county................................................ 2,429
Different State................................................... 4,748
Lived abroad........................................................ 240
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 27,794
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,016
With a mobility limitation........................................ 656
With a self-care limitation....................................... 697
With a work disability.............................................. 3,158
In labor force.................................................. 1,055
Prevented from working............................................ 1,775
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 6,945
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,345
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,084
With a self-care limitation....................................... 721
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 530
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,957
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,399
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 5,059
65 years and over................................................. 1,563
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 46,686
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 54.5
Foreign-born population............................................. 1,919
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 571
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 44,875
Speak a language other than English................................. 13,331
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,050
Speak Spanish..................................................... 13,012
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 4,940
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 33
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 23
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 57,126
Arab................................................................ 47
Austrian............................................................ 54
Belgian............................................................. 19
Canadian............................................................ 74
Czech............................................................... 143
Danish.............................................................. 155
Dutch............................................................... 1,307
English............................................................. 8,176
Finnish............................................................. 95
French (except Basque).............................................. 1,413
French Canadian..................................................... 145
German.............................................................. 8,166
Greek............................................................... 74
Hungarian........................................................... 20
Irish............................................................... 7,235
Italian............................................................. 713
Lithuanian.......................................................... 53
Norwegian........................................................... 188
Polish.............................................................. 315
Portuguese.......................................................... 18
Romanian............................................................ 8
Russian............................................................. 28
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 1,702
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Scottish............................................................ 763
Slovak.............................................................. 55
Subsaharan African.................................................. 4
Swedish............................................................. 443
Swiss............................................................... 167
Ukrainian........................................................... 6
United States or American........................................... 2,643
Welsh............................................................... 245
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 109
Yugoslavian......................................................... 57
Other ancestries.................................................... 22,486
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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