New Mexico Fun Facts
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Santa Fe
January 6, 1912
Yucca
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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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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