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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 12,925
Urban population.................................................... 7,372
Percent of total population..................................... 57.0
Rural population.................................................... 5,553
Percent of total population..................................... 43.0
Farm population................................................... 415
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 3,388
Preprimary school................................................... 111
Elementary or high school........................................... 2,803
Percent in private school......................................... 3.7
College............................................................. 474
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 8,329
Less than 9th grade................................................. 1,036
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 1,371
High school graduate................................................ 2,820
Some college, no degree............................................. 1,494
Associates degree................................................... 383
Bachelor's degree................................................... 818
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 407
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 71.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 14.7
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 12,020
Lived in same house................................................. 6,639
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 5,374
Same State........................................................ 3,995
Same county..................................................... 3,083
Different county................................................ 912
Different State................................................... 1,379
Lived abroad........................................................ 7
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 7,391
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 383
With a mobility limitation........................................ 161
With a self-care limitation....................................... 256
With a work disability.............................................. 690
In labor force.................................................. 289
Prevented from working............................................ 362
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,983
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 392
With a mobility limitation........................................ 289
With a self-care limitation....................................... 246
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 553
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,730
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,162
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,755
65 years and over................................................. 541
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 12,726
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 63.9
Foreign-born population............................................. 199
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 33
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 12,020
Speak a language other than English................................. 3,822
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 839
Speak Spanish..................................................... 3,549
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 782
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 5
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 15,245
Arab................................................................ 17
Austrian............................................................ 62
Belgian............................................................. 36
Canadian............................................................ 0
Czech............................................................... 12
Danish.............................................................. 31
Dutch............................................................... 199
English............................................................. 1,413
Finnish............................................................. 0
French (except Basque).............................................. 366
French Canadian..................................................... 46
German.............................................................. 2,029
Greek............................................................... 0
Hungarian........................................................... 21
Irish............................................................... 1,269
Italian............................................................. 1,019
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 85
Polish.............................................................. 141
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 0
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 293
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Scottish............................................................ 188
Slovak.............................................................. 162
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 195
Swiss............................................................... 2
Ukrainian........................................................... 7
United States or American........................................... 745
Welsh............................................................... 111
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 63
Other ancestries.................................................... 6,733
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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