Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 1990 and 2000 Censuses
Luna 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 6,401 4,560 40.4
Nursery school, preschool 262 NA NA
Kindergarten 456 NA NA
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 3,427 NA NA
High school (grades 9-12) 1,717 NA NA
College or graduate school 539 503 7.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 15,777 11,603 36.0
Less than 9th grade 3,492 2,541 37.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,843 2,238 27.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,719 3,594 31.3
Some college, no degree 2,615 1,581 65.4
Associate degree 468 359 30.4
Bachelor's degree 991 691 43.4
Graduate or professional degree 649 599 8.3
Percent high school graduate or higher 59.8 58.8 -
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 10.4 11.1 -
MARITAL STATUS 2/
Population 15 years and over 18,905 13,747 37.5
Never married 4,239 2,603 62.9
Now married, except separated 10,730 8,233 30.3
Separated 415 327 26.9
Widowed 1,658 1,386 19.6
Female 1,304 1,110 17.5
Divorced 1,863 1,198 55.5
Female 890 626 42.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or
more own grandchildren under 18 years 884 NA NA
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 594 NA NA
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 16 years and over NA 13,433 NA
Civilian veterans NA 2,411 NA
Civilian population 18 years and over 17,535 NA NA
Civilian veterans 2,794 NA NA
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION 3/
Population 5 to 20 years 6,495 NA NA
With a disability 563 NA NA
Population 21 to 64 years 11,939 NA NA
With a disability 3,042 NA NA
Percent employed 36.9 NA NA
No disability 8,897 NA NA
Percent employed 58.0 NA NA
Population 65 years and over 4,444 3,539 25.6
With a disability 2,042 NA NA
RESIDENCE 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CENSUS 4/
Population 5 years and over 23,130 16,797 37.7
Same house 13,265 9,448 40.4
Different house in the U.S. 9,125 6,936 31.6
Same county 4,993 3,617 38.0
Different county 4,132 3,319 24.5
Same state 1,257 1,040 20.9
Different state 2,875 2,279 26.2
Elsewhere 5/ 740 413 79.2
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% Chg.
Subject 2000 1990 90-00
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 25,016 18,110 38.1
Native 20,132 15,620 28.9
Born in the United States 19,971 15,353 30.1
New Mexico 10,361 7,344 41.1
Different state 9,610 8,009 20.0
Born outside United States 161 267 -39.7
Foreign born 4,884 2,490 96.1
Entered during previous 10 years 6/ 1,992 1,018 95.7
Naturalized citizen 1,216 686 77.3
Not a citizen 3,668 1,804 103.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total 7/ 4,884 2,399 NA
Europe 100 86 NA
Asia 79 31 NA
Africa 7 13 NA
Oceania 8/ 10 0 NA
Latin America 9/ 4,650 2,231 NA
Northern America 10/ 38 38 NA
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 23,130 16,797 37.7
English only 11,689 9,615 21.6
Language other than English 11/ 11,441 7,182 59.3
Speak English less than "very well" 5,043 3,125 61.4
Spanish 11,255 7,033 60.0
Speak English less than "very well" 4,997 3,070 62.8
Other Indo-European languages 133 103 29.1
Speak English less than "very well" 26 38 -31.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages 29 22 31.8
Speak English less than "very well" 3 11 -72.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population 25,016 18,110 38.1
Total ancestries reported 12/ 23,970 20,542 16.7
Arab 8 16 -50.0
Czech 76 101 -24.8
Danish 75 56 33.9
Dutch 349 365 -4.4
English 1,455 2,354 -38.2
French (except Basque) 404 511 -20.9
French Canadian 108 50 116.0
German 2,069 2,749 -24.7
Greek 13 28 -53.6
Hungarian 33 27 22.2
Irish 1,624 2,043 -20.5
Italian 315 390 -19.2
Lithuanian 0 0 -
Norwegian 150 105 42.9
Polish 188 254 -26.0
Portuguese 8 5 60.0
Russian 31 23 34.8
Scotch-Irish 320 395 -19.0
Scottish 239 193 23.8
Slovak 38 44 -13.6
Sub-Saharan African 3 0 -
Swedish 95 165 -42.4
Swiss 48 55 -12.7
Ukrainian 8 0 -
United States or American 1,773 503 252.5
Welsh 121 164 -26.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 10 22 -54.5
Other ancestries 14,409 9,924 45.2
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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