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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 18,115
Urban population.................................................... 17,612
Percent of total population..................................... 97.2
Rural population.................................................... 503
Percent of total population..................................... 2.8
Farm population................................................... 0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 5,020
Preprimary school................................................... 496
Elementary or high school........................................... 3,236
Percent in private school......................................... 3.8
College............................................................. 1,288
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 12,543
Less than 9th grade................................................. 146
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 521
High school graduate................................................ 1,957
Some college, no degree............................................. 2,529
Associates degree................................................... 690
Bachelor's degree................................................... 2,979
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 3,721
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 94.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 53.4
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 16,999
Lived in same house................................................. 9,293
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 7,435
Same State........................................................ 4,683
Same county..................................................... 3,340
Different county................................................ 1,343
Different State................................................... 2,752
Lived abroad........................................................ 271
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 12,254
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 208
With a mobility limitation........................................ 118
With a self-care limitation....................................... 143
With a work disability.............................................. 686
In labor force.................................................. 431
Prevented from working............................................ 155
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,607
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 209
With a mobility limitation........................................ 173
With a self-care limitation....................................... 81
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 88
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,238
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,690
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 2,532
65 years and over................................................. 574
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 17,275
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 31.1
Foreign-born population............................................. 840
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 365
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 16,999
Speak a language other than English................................. 1,559
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 439
Speak Spanish..................................................... 1,091
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 292
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 146
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 111
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 25,331
Arab................................................................ 60
Austrian............................................................ 107
Belgian............................................................. 51
Canadian............................................................ 120
Czech............................................................... 214
Danish.............................................................. 287
Dutch............................................................... 614
English............................................................. 4,828
Finnish............................................................. 120
French (except Basque).............................................. 724
French Canadian..................................................... 169
German.............................................................. 5,425
Greek............................................................... 59
Hungarian........................................................... 121
Irish............................................................... 2,761
Italian............................................................. 840
Lithuanian.......................................................... 50
Norwegian........................................................... 525
Polish.............................................................. 560
Portuguese.......................................................... 38
Romanian............................................................ 11
Russian............................................................. 221
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 677
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Scottish............................................................ 818
Slovak.............................................................. 155
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 749
Swiss............................................................... 207
Ukrainian........................................................... 132
United States or American........................................... 503
Welsh............................................................... 201
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 9
Yugoslavian......................................................... 53
Other ancestries.................................................... 3,922
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
Email: bber@unm.edu
