Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 1990 and 2000 Censuses
Valencia 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 18,520 12,443 48.8
Nursery school, preschool 902 NA NA
Kindergarten 1,022 NA NA
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,585 NA NA
High school (grades 9-12) 4,176 NA NA
College or graduate school 2,835 2,520 12.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 40,917 27,734 47.5
Less than 9th grade 3,710 2,939 26.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,066 4,468 35.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,200 9,548 38.2
Some college, no degree 9,514 6,154 54.6
Associate degree 2,389 1,282 86.3
Bachelor's degree 3,922 1,994 96.7
Graduate or professional degree 2,116 1,349 56.9
Percent high school graduate or higher 76.1 73.3 -
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 14.8 12.1 -
MARITAL STATUS 2/
Population 15 years and over 49,522 33,426 48.2
Never married 11,828 7,585 55.9
Now married, except separated 28,105 20,090 39.9
Separated 879 461 90.7
Widowed 2,857 1,953 46.3
Female 2,261 1,546 46.2
Divorced 5,853 3,337 75.4
Female 3,053 1,732 76.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or
more own grandchildren under 18 years 1,621 NA NA
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 791 NA NA
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 16 years and over NA 32,534 NA
Civilian veterans NA 5,711 NA
Civilian population 18 years and over 46,217 NA NA
Civilian veterans 7,429 NA NA
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION 3/
Population 5 to 20 years 17,161 NA NA
With a disability 1,372 NA NA
Population 21 to 64 years 35,903 NA NA
With a disability 8,220 NA NA
Percent employed 51.5 NA NA
No disability 27,683 NA NA
Percent employed 72.7 NA NA
Population 65 years and over 6,663 4,452 49.7
With a disability 2,946 NA NA
RESIDENCE 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CENSUS 4/
Population 5 years and over 61,142 41,408 47.7
Same house 34,435 21,746 58.4
Different house in the U.S. 25,807 19,402 33.0
Same county 10,110 8,100 24.8
Different county 15,697 11,302 38.9
Same state 10,552 7,755 36.1
Different state 5,145 3,547 45.1
Elsewhere 5/ 900 260 246.2
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% Chg.
Subject 2000 1990 90-00
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NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 66,152 45,235 46.2
Native 61,925 44,008 40.7
Born in the United States 61,269 43,781 39.9
New Mexico 40,776 28,413 43.5
Different state 20,493 15,368 33.3
Born outside United States 656 227 189.0
Foreign born 4,227 1,227 244.5
Entered during previous 10 years 6/ 1,459 421 246.6
Naturalized citizen 1,324 490 170.2
Not a citizen 2,903 737 293.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total 7/ 4,227 1,207 NA
Europe 213 187 NA
Asia 192 79 NA
Africa 0 0 NA
Oceania 8/ 0 0 NA
Latin America 9/ 3,741 915 NA
Northern America 10/ 81 26 NA
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 61,142 41,408 47.7
English only 40,429 26,323 53.6
Language other than English 11/ 20,713 15,085 37.3
Speak English less than "very well" 6,333 3,393 86.6
Spanish 19,535 13,931 40.2
Speak English less than "very well" 6,016 3,130 92.2
Other Indo-European languages 411 467 -12.0
Speak English less than "very well" 95 101 -5.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages 113 80 41.3
Speak English less than "very well" 33 28 17.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population 66,152 45,235 46.2
Total ancestries reported 12/ 64,662 49,772 29.9
Arab 125 56 123.2
Czech 103 169 -39.1
Danish 263 101 160.4
Dutch 578 870 -33.6
English 4,556 4,915 -7.3
French (except Basque) 1,284 1,220 5.2
French Canadian 292 54 440.7
German 5,699 5,318 7.2
Greek 60 89 -32.6
Hungarian 161 78 106.4
Irish 4,204 3,437 22.3
Italian 1,366 712 91.9
Lithuanian 27 30 -10.0
Norwegian 440 303 45.2
Polish 728 558 30.5
Portuguese 75 40 87.5
Russian 73 89 -18.0
Scotch-Irish 991 707 40.2
Scottish 835 640 30.5
Slovak 24 43 -44.2
Sub-Saharan African 43 23 87.0
Swedish 680 357 90.5
Swiss 183 56 226.8
Ukrainian 10 69 -85.5
United States or American 3,625 1,297 179.5
Welsh 275 234 17.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 39 0 -
Other ancestries 37,923 28,307 34.0
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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