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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 55,765
Urban population.................................................... 41,113
Percent of total population..................................... 73.7
Rural population.................................................... 14,652
Percent of total population..................................... 26.3
Farm population................................................... 491
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 16,457
Preprimary school................................................... 833
Elementary or high school........................................... 12,859
Percent in private school......................................... 3.1
College............................................................. 2,765
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 32,383
Less than 9th grade................................................. 5,439
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 6,298
High school graduate................................................ 8,875
Some college, no degree............................................. 6,405
Associates degree................................................... 1,642
Bachelor's degree................................................... 2,467
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,257
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 63.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 11.5
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 50,990
Lived in same house................................................. 26,917
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 23,618
Same State........................................................ 16,849
Same county..................................................... 15,167
Different county................................................ 1,682
Different State................................................... 6,769
Lived abroad........................................................ 455
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 32,870
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,330
With a mobility limitation........................................ 722
With a self-care limitation....................................... 982
With a work disability.............................................. 3,068
In labor force.................................................. 891
Prevented from working............................................ 1,912
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 5,688
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,113
With a mobility limitation........................................ 866
With a self-care limitation....................................... 698
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 594
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 2,045
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,705
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 5,405
65 years and over................................................. 1,541
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 51,755
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 39.7
Foreign-born population............................................. 4,010
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 1,400
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 50,990
Speak a language other than English................................. 13,480
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,099
Speak Spanish..................................................... 13,093
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 4,999
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 159
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 70
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 62,886
Arab................................................................ 52
Austrian............................................................ 24
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 6
Czech............................................................... 109
Danish.............................................................. 145
Dutch............................................................... 1,866
English............................................................. 8,811
Finnish............................................................. 11
French (except Basque).............................................. 1,903
French Canadian..................................................... 238
German.............................................................. 8,695
Greek............................................................... 56
Hungarian........................................................... 76
Irish............................................................... 9,344
Italian............................................................. 479
Lithuanian.......................................................... 52
Norwegian........................................................... 242
Polish.............................................................. 264
Portuguese.......................................................... 2
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 15
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 1,140
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Scottish............................................................ 809
Slovak.............................................................. 98
Subsaharan African.................................................. 15
Swedish............................................................. 471
Swiss............................................................... 89
Ukrainian........................................................... 20
United States or American........................................... 3,336
Welsh............................................................... 256
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 281
Yugoslavian......................................................... 22
Other ancestries.................................................... 23,959
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
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