Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 1990 and 2000 Censuses
Los Alamos 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 5,057 5,020 0.7
Nursery school, preschool 404 NA NA
Kindergarten 248 NA NA
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,284 NA NA
High school (grades 9-12) 1,124 NA NA
College or graduate school 997 1,288 -22.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 12,822 12,543 2.2
Less than 9th grade 170 146 16.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 300 521 -42.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,549 1,957 -20.8
Some college, no degree 2,215 2,529 -12.4
Associate degree 833 690 20.7
Bachelor's degree 3,135 2,979 5.2
Graduate or professional degree 4,620 3,721 24.2
Percent high school graduate or higher 96.3 94.7 -
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 60.5 53.4 -
MARITAL STATUS 2/
Population 15 years and over 14,421 14,241 1.3
Never married 2,654 2,579 2.9
Now married, except separated 9,813 9,829 -0.2
Separated 154 165 -6.7
Widowed 503 511 -1.6
Female 393 416 -5.5
Divorced 1,297 1,157 12.1
Female 739 605 22.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or
more own grandchildren under 18 years 88 NA NA
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 41 NA NA
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 16 years and over NA 13,933 NA
Civilian veterans NA 2,532 NA
Civilian population 18 years and over 13,594 NA NA
Civilian veterans 2,147 NA NA
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION 3/
Population 5 to 20 years 4,102 NA NA
With a disability 226 NA NA
Population 21 to 64 years 10,878 NA NA
With a disability 950 NA NA
Percent employed 69.1 NA NA
No disability 9,928 NA NA
Percent employed 82.3 NA NA
Population 65 years and over 2,220 1,607 38.1
With a disability 759 NA NA
RESIDENCE 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CENSUS 4/
Population 5 years and over 17,275 16,999 1.6
Same house 10,300 9,293 10.8
Different house in the U.S. 6,590 7,435 -11.4
Same county 3,037 3,340 -9.1
Different county 3,553 4,095 -13.2
Same state 1,034 1,343 -23.0
Different state 2,519 2,752 -8.5
Elsewhere 5/ 385 271 42.1
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% Chg.
Subject 2000 1990 90-00
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 18,343 18,115 1.3
Native 17,111 17,275 -0.9
Born in the United States 16,883 17,043 -0.9
New Mexico 5,489 5,379 2.0
Different state 11,394 11,664 -2.3
Born outside United States 228 232 -1.7
Foreign born 1,232 840 46.7
Entered during previous 10 years 6/ 582 365 59.5
Naturalized citizen 567 361 57.1
Not a citizen 665 479 38.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total 7/ 1,232 834 NA
Europe 481 380 NA
Asia 523 293 NA
Africa 25 11 NA
Oceania 8/ 15 51 NA
Latin America 9/ 103 74 NA
Northern America 10/ 85 25 NA
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 17,275 16,999 1.6
English only 15,288 15,440 -1.0
Language other than English 11/ 1,987 1,559 27.5
Speak English less than "very well" 561 439 27.8
Spanish 1,000 1,091 -8.3
Speak English less than "very well" 220 292 -24.7
Other Indo-European languages 458 322 42.2
Speak English less than "very well" 118 36 227.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages 483 146 230.8
Speak English less than "very well" 207 111 86.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population 18,343 18,115 1.3
Total ancestries reported 12/ 20,602 25,331 -18.7
Arab 88 60 46.7
Czech 185 214 -13.6
Danish 216 287 -24.7
Dutch 358 614 -41.7
English 3,253 4,828 -32.6
French (except Basque) 611 724 -15.6
French Canadian 121 169 -28.4
German 3,622 5,425 -33.2
Greek 100 59 69.5
Hungarian 123 121 1.7
Irish 2,118 2,761 -23.3
Italian 602 840 -28.3
Lithuanian 65 50 30.0
Norwegian 401 525 -23.6
Polish 497 560 -11.3
Portuguese 89 38 134.2
Russian 258 221 16.7
Scotch-Irish 516 677 -23.8
Scottish 573 818 -30.0
Slovak 41 155 -73.5
Sub-Saharan African 30 0 -
Swedish 431 749 -42.5
Swiss 154 207 -25.6
Ukrainian 19 132 -85.6
United States or American 1,339 503 166.2
Welsh 194 201 -3.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 0 9 -100.0
Other ancestries 4,598 4,384 4.9
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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