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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 23,118
Urban population.................................................... 4,065
Percent of total population..................................... 17.6
Rural population.................................................... 19,053
Percent of total population..................................... 82.4
Farm population................................................... 195
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 5,954
Preprimary school................................................... 328
Elementary or high school........................................... 4,751
Percent in private school......................................... 7.3
College............................................................. 875
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 14,630
Less than 9th grade................................................. 1,982
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 2,146
High school graduate................................................ 4,338
Some college, no degree............................................. 2,780
Associates degree................................................... 681
Bachelor's degree................................................... 1,714
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 989
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 71.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 18.5
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 21,328
Lived in same house................................................. 13,113
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 8,058
Same State........................................................ 6,038
Same county..................................................... 4,951
Different county................................................ 1,087
Different State................................................... 2,020
Lived abroad........................................................ 157
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 14,566
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 646
With a mobility limitation........................................ 381
With a self-care limitation....................................... 436
With a work disability.............................................. 1,517
In labor force.................................................. 447
Prevented from working............................................ 970
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 2,560
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 501
With a mobility limitation........................................ 453
With a self-care limitation....................................... 297
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 376
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,552
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,008
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 2,625
65 years and over................................................. 645
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 22,671
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 70.3
Foreign-born population............................................. 447
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 171
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 21,328
Speak a language other than English................................. 13,205
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,817
Speak Spanish..................................................... 11,819
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 2,514
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 22
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 8
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 23,219
Arab................................................................ 40
Austrian............................................................ 35
Belgian............................................................. 10
Canadian............................................................ 29
Czech............................................................... 40
Danish.............................................................. 31
Dutch............................................................... 168
English............................................................. 1,636
Finnish............................................................. 20
French (except Basque).............................................. 367
French Canadian..................................................... 39
German.............................................................. 1,470
Greek............................................................... 18
Hungarian........................................................... 21
Irish............................................................... 1,026
Italian............................................................. 243
Lithuanian.......................................................... 18
Norwegian........................................................... 114
Polish.............................................................. 177
Portuguese.......................................................... 3
Romanian............................................................ 4
Russian............................................................. 212
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 263
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Scottish............................................................ 393
Slovak.............................................................. 5
Subsaharan African.................................................. 2
Swedish............................................................. 198
Swiss............................................................... 67
Ukrainian........................................................... 40
United States or American........................................... 831
Welsh............................................................... 89
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 6
Yugoslavian......................................................... 20
Other ancestries.................................................... 15,584
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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