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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 5,958
Urban population.................................................... 2,922
Percent of total population..................................... 49.0
Rural population.................................................... 3,036
Percent of total population..................................... 51.0
Farm population................................................... 231
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 1,549
Preprimary school................................................... 59
Elementary or high school........................................... 1,342
Percent in private school......................................... 1.0
College............................................................. 148
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 3,462
Less than 9th grade................................................. 523
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 461
High school graduate................................................ 1,323
Some college, no degree............................................. 582
Associates degree................................................... 167
Bachelor's degree................................................... 243
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 163
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 71.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 11.7
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 5,450
Lived in same house................................................. 2,863
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 2,546
Same State........................................................ 1,988
Same county..................................................... 1,375
Different county................................................ 613
Different State................................................... 558
Lived abroad........................................................ 41
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 3,468
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 256
With a mobility limitation........................................ 64
With a self-care limitation....................................... 227
With a work disability.............................................. 293
In labor force.................................................. 100
Prevented from working............................................ 174
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 599
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 106
With a mobility limitation........................................ 81
With a self-care limitation....................................... 51
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 521
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 2,148
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,281
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 588
65 years and over................................................. 147
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 5,567
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 58.0
Foreign-born population............................................. 391
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 90
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 5,450
Speak a language other than English................................. 2,548
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 708
Speak Spanish..................................................... 2,500
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 685
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 30
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 23
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 6,930
Arab................................................................ 7
Austrian............................................................ 48
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 8
Czech............................................................... 29
Danish.............................................................. 46
Dutch............................................................... 84
English............................................................. 1,240
Finnish............................................................. 17
French (except Basque).............................................. 133
French Canadian..................................................... 0
German.............................................................. 604
Greek............................................................... 22
Hungarian........................................................... 7
Irish............................................................... 591
Italian............................................................. 96
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 47
Polish.............................................................. 108
Portuguese.......................................................... 9
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 0
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 149
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Scottish............................................................ 59
Slovak.............................................................. 0
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 61
Swiss............................................................... 30
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 225
Welsh............................................................... 37
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 3,273
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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