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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 9,912
Urban population.................................................... 6,184
Percent of total population..................................... 62.4
Rural population.................................................... 3,728
Percent of total population..................................... 37.6
Farm population................................................... 326
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 1,586
Preprimary school................................................... 45
Elementary or high school........................................... 1,364
Percent in private school......................................... 3.3
College............................................................. 177
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 7,482
Less than 9th grade................................................. 1,286
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 1,428
High school graduate................................................ 2,603
Some college, no degree............................................. 1,275
Associates degree................................................... 257
Bachelor's degree................................................... 386
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 247
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 63.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 8.5
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 9,359
Lived in same house................................................. 4,818
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 4,467
Same State........................................................ 3,032
Same county..................................................... 1,846
Different county................................................ 1,186
Different State................................................... 1,435
Lived abroad........................................................ 74
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 4,896
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 299
With a mobility limitation........................................ 236
With a self-care limitation....................................... 152
With a work disability.............................................. 805
In labor force.................................................. 181
Prevented from working............................................ 544
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 2,980
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 455
With a mobility limitation........................................ 368
With a self-care limitation....................................... 264
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 444
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,839
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,969
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,856
65 years and over................................................. 844
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 9,440
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 40.6
Foreign-born population............................................. 472
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 143
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 9,359
Speak a language other than English................................. 2,108
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 562
Speak Spanish..................................................... 2,004
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 544
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 24
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 11,373
Arab................................................................ 8
Austrian............................................................ 26
Belgian............................................................. 11
Canadian............................................................ 0
Czech............................................................... 3
Danish.............................................................. 75
Dutch............................................................... 413
English............................................................. 1,737
Finnish............................................................. 8
French (except Basque).............................................. 378
French Canadian..................................................... 76
German.............................................................. 1,831
Greek............................................................... 12
Hungarian........................................................... 31
Irish............................................................... 2,009
Italian............................................................. 129
Lithuanian.......................................................... 21
Norwegian........................................................... 97
Polish.............................................................. 72
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 6
Russian............................................................. 34
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 498
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Scottish............................................................ 282
Slovak.............................................................. 9
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 170
Swiss............................................................... 25
Ukrainian........................................................... 9
United States or American........................................... 290
Welsh............................................................... 130
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 2,983
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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