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Capital: Date of Statehood: Flower: Tree: Bird: |
Santa Fe January 6, 1912 Yucca Pinon Roadrunner |
| SUBJECT | 1990 | 2000 |
| Total Population | 1,515,069 | 1,819,046 |
| Male | 745,253 | 894,317 |
| Female | 769,816 | 924,729 |
| AGE | ||
| Under 5 years | 125,878 | 130,628 |
| 5 to 9 years | 131,059 | 141,171 |
| 10 to 14 years | 121,632 | 147,309 |
| 15 to 19 years | 113,938 | 145,751 |
| 20 to 24 years | 106,058 | 121,291 |
| 25 to 59 years | 693,952 | 849,059 |
| 60 to 84 years | 208,320 | 260,531 |
| 85 years and over | 14,232 | 23,306 |
| MEDIAN AGE | 31.2 | 34.6 |
| Under 18 years | 446,741 | 508,574 |
| Male | 227,832 | 259,250 |
| Female | 218,909 | 249,324 |
| URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE | ||
| Total population | 1,515,069 | 1,819,046 |
| Urban population | 1,104,755 | 1,364,835 |
| Rural population | 410,314 | 454,211 |
| Farm population | 15,090 | 15,792 |
| HOUSEHOLDS | ||
| Families (family households) | 391,487 | 466,515 |
| With own children under 18 years | 206,733 | 235,030 |
| Average family size | 3.26 | 3.18 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Persons 5 years and over | 1,390,048 | 1,689,911 |
| Speak a language other than English | 493,999 | 616,964 |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school | 435,989 | 533,786 |
| Preprimary school | 24,322 | 55,628 |
| Elementary or high school | 301,552 | 357,893 |
| College or graduate school | 110,115 | 120,265 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| For Persons 25 years and over | ||
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75 | 79 |
| Percent Bachelor's degree or higher | 20 | 23 |
| HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Total housing units | 632,058 | 780,579 |
| With no telephone service | 67,532 | 38,963 |