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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 4,124
Urban population.................................................... 0
Percent of total population..................................... 0.0
Rural population.................................................... 4,124
Percent of total population..................................... 100.0
Farm population................................................... 773
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 830
Preprimary school................................................... 28
Elementary or high school........................................... 722
Percent in private school......................................... 6.1
College............................................................. 80
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 2,720
Less than 9th grade................................................. 395
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 594
High school graduate................................................ 942
Some college, no degree............................................. 402
Associates degree................................................... 60
Bachelor's degree................................................... 264
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 63
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 63.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 12.0
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 3,811
Lived in same house................................................. 2,145
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 1,640
Same State........................................................ 1,167
Same county..................................................... 895
Different county................................................ 272
Different State................................................... 473
Lived abroad........................................................ 26
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 2,334
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 65
With a mobility limitation........................................ 32
With a self-care limitation....................................... 42
With a work disability.............................................. 157
In labor force.................................................. 71
Prevented from working............................................ 82
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 698
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 77
With a mobility limitation........................................ 77
With a self-care limitation....................................... 31
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 388
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 2,228
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,234
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 524
65 years and over................................................. 184
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 3,997
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 61.3
Foreign-born population............................................. 127
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 40
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 3,811
Speak a language other than English................................. 1,023
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 266
Speak Spanish..................................................... 963
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 253
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 0
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 3,996
Arab................................................................ 0
Austrian............................................................ 9
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 0
Czech............................................................... 4
Danish.............................................................. 0
Dutch............................................................... 248
English............................................................. 580
Finnish............................................................. 0
French (except Basque).............................................. 104
French Canadian..................................................... 6
German.............................................................. 751
Greek............................................................... 0
Hungarian........................................................... 0
Irish............................................................... 596
Italian............................................................. 42
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 0
Polish.............................................................. 22
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 0
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 106
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Scottish............................................................ 172
Slovak.............................................................. 19
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 12
Swiss............................................................... 8
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 95
Welsh............................................................... 10
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 1,212
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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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
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