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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 98,928
Urban population.................................................... 71,238
Percent of total population..................................... 72.0
Rural population.................................................... 27,690
Percent of total population..................................... 28.0
Farm population................................................... 231
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 25,743
Preprimary school................................................... 1,653
Elementary or high school........................................... 17,363
Percent in private school......................................... 9.4
College............................................................. 6,727
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 65,016
Less than 9th grade................................................. 4,503
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 6,840
High school graduate................................................ 15,366
Some college, no degree............................................. 14,071
Associates degree................................................... 3,256
Bachelor's degree................................................... 12,429
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 8,551
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 82.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 32.3
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 91,923
Lived in same house................................................. 47,309
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 43,296
Same State........................................................ 28,762
Same county..................................................... 21,015
Different county................................................ 7,747
Different State................................................... 14,534
Lived abroad........................................................ 1,318
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 64,308
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 2,307
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,062
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,727
With a work disability.............................................. 4,504
In labor force.................................................. 2,110
Prevented from working............................................ 2,039
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 9,708
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,992
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,656
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,035
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 308
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,228
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,631
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 11,973
65 years and over................................................. 2,903
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 94,885
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 57.2
Foreign-born population............................................. 4,043
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 1,856
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 91,923
Speak a language other than English................................. 35,762
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 9,554
Speak Spanish..................................................... 33,134
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 9,032
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 264
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 106
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 117,227
Arab................................................................ 366
Austrian............................................................ 567
Belgian............................................................. 78
Canadian............................................................ 213
Czech............................................................... 532
Danish.............................................................. 432
Dutch............................................................... 1,496
English............................................................. 12,260
Finnish............................................................. 172
French (except Basque).............................................. 3,246
French Canadian..................................................... 488
German.............................................................. 14,927
Greek............................................................... 241
Hungarian........................................................... 451
Irish............................................................... 9,719
Italian............................................................. 2,560
Lithuanian.......................................................... 195
Norwegian........................................................... 1,116
Polish.............................................................. 1,651
Portuguese.......................................................... 322
Romanian............................................................ 118
Russian............................................................. 1,469
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 2,272
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Scottish............................................................ 2,726
Slovak.............................................................. 236
Subsaharan African.................................................. 17
Swedish............................................................. 1,621
Swiss............................................................... 334
Ukrainian........................................................... 130
United States or American........................................... 2,493
Welsh............................................................... 975
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 36
Yugoslavian......................................................... 78
Other ancestries.................................................... 53,690
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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