Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 1990 and 2000 Censuses
Guadalupe County, New Mexico
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% Chg.
Subject 2000 1990 90-00
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1/
Population 3 years and over
enrolled in school 1,279 1,047 22.2
Nursery school, preschool 44 NA NA
Kindergarten 63 NA NA
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 549 NA NA
High school (grades 9-12) 405 NA NA
College or graduate school 218 107 103.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 3,099 2,564 20.9
Less than 9th grade 425 585 -27.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 556 498 11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,163 1,060 9.7
Some college, no degree 571 209 173.2
Associate degree 65 56 16.1
Bachelor's degree 150 105 42.9
Graduate or professional degree 169 51 231.4
Percent high school graduate or higher 68.3 57.8 -
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 10.3 6.1 -
MARITAL STATUS 2/
Population 15 years and over 3,759 3,089 21.7
Never married 1,011 900 12.3
Now married, except separated 2,041 1,631 25.1
Separated 73 59 23.7
Widowed 292 257 13.6
Female 202 202 0.0
Divorced 342 242 41.3
Female 143 130 10.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or
more own grandchildren under 18 years 73 NA NA
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 36 NA NA
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 16 years and over NA 3,029 NA
Civilian veterans NA 403 NA
Civilian population 18 years and over 3,537 NA NA
Civilian veterans 508 NA NA
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION 3/
Population 5 to 20 years 1,077 NA NA
With a disability 58 NA NA
Population 21 to 64 years 2,225 NA NA
With a disability 588 NA NA
Percent employed 48.1 NA NA
No disability 1,637 NA NA
Percent employed 68.5 NA NA
Population 65 years and over 609 567 7.4
With a disability 339 NA NA
RESIDENCE 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CENSUS 4/
Population 5 years and over 4,424 3,842 15.1
Same house 2,753 2,883 -4.5
Different house in the U.S. 1,618 935 73.0
Same county 696 492 41.5
Different county 922 443 108.1
Same state 642 293 119.1
Different state 280 150 86.7
Elsewhere 5/ 53 24 120.8
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% Chg.
Subject 2000 1990 90-00
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 4,680 4,156 12.6
Native 4,493 4,041 11.2
Born in the United States 4,469 4,029 10.9
New Mexico 3,658 3,492 4.8
Different state 811 537 51.0
Born outside United States 24 12 100.0
Foreign born 187 115 62.6
Entered during previous 10 years 6/ 83 44 88.6
Naturalized citizen 60 81 -25.9
Not a citizen 127 34 273.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total 7/ 187 111 NA
Europe 8 5 NA
Asia 3 26 NA
Africa 0 4 NA
Oceania 8/ 0 0 NA
Latin America 9/ 163 76 NA
Northern America 10/ 13 0 NA
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 4,424 3,842 15.1
English only 1,466 940 56.0
Language other than English 11/ 2,958 2,902 1.9
Speak English less than "very well" 617 674 -8.5
Spanish 2,902 2,855 1.6
Speak English less than "very well" 599 665 -9.9
Other Indo-European languages 16 29 -44.8
Speak English less than "very well" 2 9 -77.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages 0 2 -100.0
Speak English less than "very well" 0 0 -
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population 4,680 4,156 12.6
Total ancestries reported 12/ 4,213 3,946 6.8
Arab 0 0 -
Czech 0 0 -
Danish 0 0 -
Dutch 41 11 272.7
English 112 204 -45.1
French (except Basque) 49 41 19.5
French Canadian 3 5 -40.0
German 225 97 132.0
Greek 0 4 -100.0
Hungarian 0 2 -100.0
Irish 92 94 -2.1
Italian 51 0 -
Lithuanian 9 0 -
Norwegian 6 4 50.0
Polish 15 1 1,400.0
Portuguese 22 0 -
Russian 0 0 -
Scotch-Irish 22 14 57.1
Scottish 11 8 37.5
Slovak 0 0 -
Sub-Saharan African 7 0 -
Swedish 4 12 -66.7
Swiss 7 0 -
Ukrainian 0 0 -
United States or American 129 73 76.7
Welsh 6 0 -
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 0 7 -100.0
Other ancestries 3,402 3,369 1.0
na Not available.
NA Not applicable.
1/ School enrollment data for 1990 and 2000 are not fully comparable because of
changes in how level-of-enrollment data were obtained.
2/ Marital status data for 1990 are 100% data. Marital status data for 2000 are based
on sample data from the 2000 long-form questionnaire.
3/ Disability data for 1990 and 2000 are not comparable because of changes in the
census questions on disability.
4/ "Residence 5 years prior to the census" refers to 1995 for the 2000 census and
1985 for the 1990 census. For example, the interpretation of the "same house"
category is as follows: These are respondents in the 2000 census that lived in
their current house of residence in 1995 and these are respondents in 1990 that
lived in their current house of residence in 1985.
5/ Elsewhere refers to Puerto Rico, U.S. island (outlying) areas, and a foreign
country or at sea.
6/ "Entered during previous 10 years" refers to "entered 1990 to March 2000" for the
2000 census and "entered 1980 to March 1990" for the 1990 census.
7/ In 1990 (in contrast to 2000), nonresponse regarding country or region of birth
was not allocated. Therefore, the 1990 total in the "region of birth of foreign
born" section is less than the foreign born population appearing in the "nativity
and place of birth" section by the number of persons that did not report a region
or country. Because of this difference in allocation procedure, the percent
changes from 1990 to 2000 in the foreign-born population by region of birth
were not calculated.
8/ Oceania refers to Australia, New Zealand and various South Pacific islands that
are not U.S. island areas.
9/ Latin America refers to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
10/ North America refers to Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre & Miquelon.
11/ Although not shown separately, Native American languages are included in the
aggregate "language other than English" category.
12/ The ancestry question allowed respondents to report one or more ancestry groups,
although only the first two were coded. The "total ancestries reported" category
is an estimate of the number of single ancestries and multiple ancestries reported.
"Ancestries reported" is larger than the total population because individuals that
reported multiple ancestries are double counted, e.g., a person that identified as
English and German would be counted in both the English and German ancestry
categories.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000 censuses.
Prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.
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