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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 25,743
Urban population.................................................... 14,753
Percent of total population..................................... 57.3
Rural population.................................................... 10,990
Percent of total population..................................... 42.7
Farm population................................................... 294
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 8,384
Preprimary school................................................... 588
Elementary or high school........................................... 5,236
Percent in private school......................................... 4.5
College............................................................. 2,560
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 15,434
Less than 9th grade................................................. 2,963
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 1,913
High school graduate................................................ 4,479
Some college, no degree............................................. 3,028
Associates degree................................................... 554
Bachelor's degree................................................... 1,258
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,239
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 68.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 16.2
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 23,671
Lived in same house................................................. 14,346
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 9,029
Same State........................................................ 6,867
Same county..................................................... 4,652
Different county................................................ 2,215
Different State................................................... 2,162
Lived abroad........................................................ 296
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 15,528
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 687
With a mobility limitation........................................ 381
With a self-care limitation....................................... 508
With a work disability.............................................. 1,572
In labor force.................................................. 449
Prevented from working............................................ 1,006
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 2,822
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 587
With a mobility limitation........................................ 522
With a self-care limitation....................................... 383
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 350
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,855
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,060
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 2,626
65 years and over................................................. 652
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 25,207
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 80.9
Foreign-born population............................................. 536
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 304
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 23,671
Speak a language other than English................................. 16,463
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,190
Speak Spanish..................................................... 16,184
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 5,093
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 57
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 18
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 26,918
Arab................................................................ 35
Austrian............................................................ 9
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 12
Czech............................................................... 18
Danish.............................................................. 19
Dutch............................................................... 118
English............................................................. 956
Finnish............................................................. 4
French (except Basque).............................................. 342
French Canadian..................................................... 14
German.............................................................. 1,698
Greek............................................................... 0
Hungarian........................................................... 25
Irish............................................................... 1,116
Italian............................................................. 290
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 51
Polish.............................................................. 97
Portuguese.......................................................... 62
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 57
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 208
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Scottish............................................................ 177
Slovak.............................................................. 30
Subsaharan African.................................................. 33
Swedish............................................................. 149
Swiss............................................................... 51
Ukrainian........................................................... 3
United States or American........................................... 295
Welsh............................................................... 75
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 19
Yugoslavian......................................................... 14
Other ancestries.................................................... 20,941
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
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
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