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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—New Mexico

Social Statistics

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,399100.0
Nursery school, preschool4964.8
Kindergarten4314.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,86946.8
High school (grades 9-12)2,21721.3
College or graduate school2,38622.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over21,962100.0
Less than 9th grade1,6817.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,40611.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,21728.3
Some college, no degree6,38529.1
Associate degree2,0729.4
Bachelor's degree1,8748.5
Graduate or professional degree1,3276.0
Percent high school graduate or higher81.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over26,929100.0
Never married5,49520.4
Now married, except separated16,34760.7
Separated5512.0
Widowed1,7776.6
Female
1,5475.7
Divorced2,75910.2
Female
1,5385.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years707100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren38955.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over22,983100.0
Civilian veterans5,64524.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,743100.0
With a disability6897.9
Population 21 to 64 years17,196100.0
With a disability3,42619.9
Percent employed
48.4(X)
No disability13,77080.1
Percent employed
69.1(X)
Population 65 years and over4,250100.0
With a disability1,99446.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,810100.0
Same house in 199515,17446.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,39543.9
Same county
6,25119.1
Different county
8,14424.8
Same state
1,9936.1
Different state
6,15118.7
Elsewhere in 19953,2419.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,392100.0
Native31,09687.9
Born in United States
29,77484.1
State of residence
11,03531.2
Different state
18,73952.9
Born outside United States
1,3223.7
Foreign born4,29612.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,0315.7
Naturalized citizen
1,4754.2
Not a citizen
2,8218.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,296100.0
Europe1,75540.9
Asia3688.6
Africa40.1
Oceania140.3
Latin America2,07948.4
Northern America761.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,810100.0
English only23,34271.1
Language other than English9,46828.9
Speak English less than 'very well
3,67611.2
Spanish
6,97921.3
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5787.9
Other Indo-European languages
1,9525.9
Speak English less than "very well"
9622.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4201.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1140.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,392100.0

Total ancestries reported

35,910101.5
Arab160.0
Czech11330.4
Danish2270.6
Dutch4201.2
English2,8358.0
French (except Basque)18142.3
French Canadian13260.9
German5,70516.1
Greek600.2
Hungarian840.2
Irish13,1548.9
Italian9852.8
Lithuanian540.2
Norwegian3260.9
Polish4551.3
Portuguese270.1
Russian660.2
Scotch-Irish5431.5
Scottish5011.4
Slovak540.2
Subsaharan African860.2
Swedish4231.2
Swiss660.2
Ukrainian970.3
United States or American2,5497.2
Welsh930.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)460.1
Other ancestries15,76544.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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