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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 12,219
Urban population.................................................... 4,600
Percent of total population..................................... 37.6
Rural population.................................................... 7,619
Percent of total population..................................... 62.4
Farm population................................................... 292
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 2,658
Preprimary school................................................... 143
Elementary or high school........................................... 2,177
Percent in private school......................................... 1.1
College............................................................. 338
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 8,321
Less than 9th grade................................................. 794
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 1,110
High school graduate................................................ 2,694
Some college, no degree............................................. 2,065
Associates degree................................................... 322
Bachelor's degree................................................... 909
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 427
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 77.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 16.1
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 11,420
Lived in same house................................................. 5,882
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 5,466
Same State........................................................ 3,665
Same county..................................................... 2,509
Different county................................................ 1,156
Different State................................................... 1,801
Lived abroad........................................................ 72
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 7,209
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 298
With a mobility limitation........................................ 250
With a self-care limitation....................................... 213
With a work disability.............................................. 718
In labor force.................................................. 219
Prevented from working............................................ 423
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,871
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 285
With a mobility limitation........................................ 271
With a self-care limitation....................................... 128
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 354
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,691
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,984
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,685
65 years and over................................................. 523
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 11,721
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 50.2
Foreign-born population............................................. 498
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 156
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 11,420
Speak a language other than English................................. 2,651
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 757
Speak Spanish..................................................... 2,426
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 729
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 64
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 9
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 13,951
Arab................................................................ 14
Austrian............................................................ 12
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 20
Czech............................................................... 47
Danish.............................................................. 36
Dutch............................................................... 342
English............................................................. 2,161
Finnish............................................................. 21
French (except Basque).............................................. 466
French Canadian..................................................... 56
German.............................................................. 2,228
Greek............................................................... 71
Hungarian........................................................... 10
Irish............................................................... 1,691
Italian............................................................. 121
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 58
Polish.............................................................. 121
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 28
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 456
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Scottish............................................................ 358
Slovak.............................................................. 0
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 169
Swiss............................................................... 15
Ukrainian........................................................... 5
United States or American........................................... 708
Welsh............................................................... 122
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 9
Yugoslavian......................................................... 30
Other ancestries.................................................... 4,576
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
University of New Mexico
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
FAX: (505) 277-7066
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