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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 34,365
Urban population.................................................... 8,339
Percent of total population..................................... 24.3
Rural population.................................................... 26,026
Percent of total population..................................... 75.7
Farm population................................................... 302
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 9,651
Preprimary school................................................... 527
Elementary or high school........................................... 7,316
Percent in private school......................................... 8.3
College............................................................. 1,808
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 20,014
Less than 9th grade................................................. 3,412
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 3,409
High school graduate................................................ 6,550
Some college, no degree............................................. 3,470
Associates degree................................................... 1,116
Bachelor's degree................................................... 1,321
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 736
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 65.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 10.3
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 31,229
Lived in same house................................................. 20,770
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 10,337
Same State........................................................ 8,864
Same county..................................................... 6,768
Different county................................................ 2,096
Different State................................................... 1,473
Lived abroad........................................................ 122
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 21,114
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,983
With a mobility limitation........................................ 824
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,527
With a work disability.............................................. 2,122
In labor force.................................................. 533
Prevented from working............................................ 1,464
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 3,181
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 883
With a mobility limitation........................................ 768
With a self-care limitation....................................... 565
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 518
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,772
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,552
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 3,184
65 years and over................................................. 779
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 33,923
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 84.1
Foreign-born population............................................. 442
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 217
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 31,229
Speak a language other than English................................. 22,639
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 7,065
Speak Spanish..................................................... 20,150
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 6,491
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 22
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 33,612
Arab................................................................ 44
Austrian............................................................ 6
Belgian............................................................. 32
Canadian............................................................ 2
Czech............................................................... 45
Danish.............................................................. 34
Dutch............................................................... 231
English............................................................. 1,053
Finnish............................................................. 1
French (except Basque).............................................. 196
French Canadian..................................................... 50
German.............................................................. 977
Greek............................................................... 11
Hungarian........................................................... 13
Irish............................................................... 729
Italian............................................................. 165
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 50
Polish.............................................................. 58
Portuguese.......................................................... 7
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 93
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 182
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Scottish............................................................ 294
Slovak.............................................................. 35
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 118
Swiss............................................................... 28
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 590
Welsh............................................................... 68
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 8
Yugoslavian......................................................... 13
Other ancestries.................................................... 28,479
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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