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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 10,823
Urban population.................................................... 6,831
Percent of total population..................................... 63.1
Rural population.................................................... 3,992
Percent of total population..................................... 36.9
Farm population................................................... 594
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 2,497
Preprimary school................................................... 187
Elementary or high school........................................... 2,015
Percent in private school......................................... 0.0
College............................................................. 295
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 7,097
Less than 9th grade................................................. 935
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 1,174
High school graduate................................................ 2,896
Some college, no degree............................................. 1,191
Associates degree................................................... 196
Bachelor's degree................................................... 462
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 243
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 70.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 9.9
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 10,061
Lived in same house................................................. 5,794
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 4,248
Same State........................................................ 3,092
Same county..................................................... 2,410
Different county................................................ 682
Different State................................................... 1,156
Lived abroad........................................................ 19
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 6,338
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 268
With a mobility limitation........................................ 196
With a self-care limitation....................................... 171
With a work disability.............................................. 834
In labor force.................................................. 289
Prevented from working............................................ 453
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,700
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 311
With a mobility limitation........................................ 257
With a self-care limitation....................................... 161
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 573
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,754
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,606
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,375
65 years and over................................................. 425
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 10,639
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 59.9
Foreign-born population............................................. 184
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 71
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 10,061
Speak a language other than English................................. 2,777
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 754
Speak Spanish..................................................... 2,709
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 751
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 3
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 3
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 12,128
Arab................................................................ 0
Austrian............................................................ 17
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 0
Czech............................................................... 13
Danish.............................................................. 11
Dutch............................................................... 228
English............................................................. 1,216
Finnish............................................................. 0
French (except Basque).............................................. 223
French Canadian..................................................... 29
German.............................................................. 1,664
Greek............................................................... 14
Hungarian........................................................... 24
Irish............................................................... 1,489
Italian............................................................. 104
Lithuanian.......................................................... 9
Norwegian........................................................... 56
Polish.............................................................. 55
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 23
Russian............................................................. 10
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 249
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Scottish............................................................ 151
Slovak.............................................................. 27
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 90
Swiss............................................................... 0
Ukrainian........................................................... 12
United States or American........................................... 1,110
Welsh............................................................... 42
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 13
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 5,249
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
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