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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 45,235
Urban population.................................................... 30,543
Percent of total population..................................... 67.5
Rural population.................................................... 14,692
Percent of total population..................................... 32.5
Farm population................................................... 367
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 12,443
Preprimary school................................................... 598
Elementary or high school........................................... 9,325
Percent in private school......................................... 4.4
College............................................................. 2,520
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 27,734
Less than 9th grade................................................. 2,939
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 4,468
High school graduate................................................ 9,548
Some college, no degree............................................. 6,154
Associates degree................................................... 1,282
Bachelor's degree................................................... 1,994
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 1,349
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 73.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 12.1
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 41,408
Lived in same house................................................. 21,746
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 19,402
Same State........................................................ 15,855
Same county..................................................... 8,100
Different county................................................ 7,755
Different State................................................... 3,547
Lived abroad........................................................ 260
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 26,758
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,103
With a mobility limitation........................................ 786
With a self-care limitation....................................... 680
With a work disability.............................................. 2,999
In labor force.................................................. 1,154
Prevented from working............................................ 1,596
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 4,452
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 736
With a mobility limitation........................................ 655
With a self-care limitation....................................... 488
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 485
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,782
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,285
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 5,711
65 years and over................................................. 1,415
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 44,008
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 64.6
Foreign-born population............................................. 1,227
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 421
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 41,408
Speak a language other than English................................. 15,085
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 3,393
Speak Spanish..................................................... 13,931
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 3,130
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 80
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 28
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 49,772
Arab................................................................ 56
Austrian............................................................ 0
Belgian............................................................. 21
Canadian............................................................ 33
Czech............................................................... 169
Danish.............................................................. 101
Dutch............................................................... 870
English............................................................. 4,915
Finnish............................................................. 37
French (except Basque).............................................. 1,220
French Canadian..................................................... 54
German.............................................................. 5,318
Greek............................................................... 89
Hungarian........................................................... 78
Irish............................................................... 3,437
Italian............................................................. 712
Lithuanian.......................................................... 30
Norwegian........................................................... 303
Polish.............................................................. 558
Portuguese.......................................................... 40
Romanian............................................................ 20
Russian............................................................. 89
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 707
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Scottish............................................................ 640
Slovak.............................................................. 43
Subsaharan African.................................................. 23
Swedish............................................................. 357
Swiss............................................................... 56
Ukrainian........................................................... 69
United States or American........................................... 1,297
Welsh............................................................... 234
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 20
Other ancestries.................................................... 28,176
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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