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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 27,676
Urban population.................................................... 13,138
Percent of total population..................................... 47.5
Rural population.................................................... 14,538
Percent of total population..................................... 52.5
Farm population................................................... 240
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 8,301
Preprimary school................................................... 265
Elementary or high school........................................... 6,227
Percent in private school......................................... 2.5
College............................................................. 1,809
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 16,811
Less than 9th grade................................................. 2,586
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 2,370
High school graduate................................................ 4,728
Some college, no degree............................................. 3,716
Associates degree................................................... 651
Bachelor's degree................................................... 1,596
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,164
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 70.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 16.4
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 25,604
Lived in same house................................................. 14,177
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 11,319
Same State........................................................ 8,123
Same county..................................................... 6,430
Different county................................................ 1,693
Different State................................................... 3,196
Lived abroad........................................................ 108
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 16,210
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 874
With a mobility limitation........................................ 376
With a self-care limitation....................................... 687
With a work disability.............................................. 1,583
In labor force.................................................. 544
Prevented from working............................................ 868
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 3,649
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 570
With a mobility limitation........................................ 477
With a self-care limitation....................................... 326
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 408
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,965
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,455
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 3,451
65 years and over................................................. 1,055
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 26,667
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 61.3
Foreign-born population............................................. 1,009
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 191
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 25,604
Speak a language other than English................................. 10,917
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,522
Speak Spanish..................................................... 10,643
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,503
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 21
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 13
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 30,086
Arab................................................................ 0
Austrian............................................................ 48
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 24
Czech............................................................... 71
Danish.............................................................. 130
Dutch............................................................... 480
English............................................................. 3,420
Finnish............................................................. 10
French (except Basque).............................................. 640
French Canadian..................................................... 62
German.............................................................. 2,953
Greek............................................................... 21
Hungarian........................................................... 38
Irish............................................................... 2,456
Italian............................................................. 348
Lithuanian.......................................................... 7
Norwegian........................................................... 265
Polish.............................................................. 130
Portuguese.......................................................... 36
Romanian............................................................ 6
Russian............................................................. 19
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 542
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Scottish............................................................ 426
Slovak.............................................................. 132
Subsaharan African.................................................. 7
Swedish............................................................. 416
Swiss............................................................... 63
Ukrainian........................................................... 23
United States or American........................................... 1,345
Welsh............................................................... 158
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 44
Yugoslavian......................................................... 65
Other ancestries.................................................... 15,701
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
Phone: (505) 277-2216
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