Eddy County, NM Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Eddy county new mexico dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,292100.0
Nursery school, preschool8225.8
Kindergarten7975.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,08749.6
High school (grades 9-12)3,64225.5
College or graduate school1,94413.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over32,572100.0
Less than 9th grade3,51910.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,63414.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,18834.3
Some college, no degree7,14721.9
Associate degree1,6915.2
Bachelor's degree2,8328.7
Graduate or professional degree1,5614.8
Percent high school graduate or higher75.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over39,516100.0
Never married8,36621.2
Now married, except separated23,28358.9
Separated7712.0
Widowed2,8837.3
Female
2,2605.7
Divorced4,21310.7
Female
2,3065.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,254100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren78262.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over36,804100.0
Civilian veterans4,94613.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,222100.0
With a disability1,2629.5
Population 21 to 64 years26,948100.0
With a disability6,09922.6
Percent employed
52.4(X)
No disability20,84977.4
Percent employed
71.8(X)
Population 65 years and over7,172100.0
With a disability3,19644.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over47,952100.0
Same house in 199528,28759.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199519,32940.3
Same county
12,38625.8
Different county
6,94314.5
Same state
2,6675.6
Different state
4,2768.9
Elsewhere in 19953360.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population51,658100.0
Native48,91594.7
Born in United States
48,61594.1
State of residence
29,34256.8
Different state
19,27337.3
Born outside United States
3000.6
Foreign born2,7435.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
7121.4
Naturalized citizen
1,3152.5
Not a citizen
1,4282.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,743100.0
Europe2348.5
Asia1465.3
Africa180.7
Oceania00.0
Latin America2,25082.0
Northern America953.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over47,952100.0
English only33,37769.6
Language other than English14,57530.4
Speak English less than 'very well
4,5609.5
Spanish
13,99529.2
Speak English less than "very well"
4,3649.1
Other Indo-European languages
3940.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1470.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1010.2
Speak English less than "very well"
430.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population51,658100.0

Total ancestries reported

47,83992.6
Arab1130.2
Czech11070.2
Danish730.1
Dutch7941.5
English4,4628.6
French (except Basque)18981.7
French Canadian11560.3
German4,2948.3
Greek380.1
Hungarian330.1
Irish13,9527.7
Italian5071.0
Lithuanian300.1
Norwegian2630.5
Polish2740.5
Portuguese550.1
Russian1210.2
Scotch-Irish8731.7
Scottish6551.3
Slovak40.0
Subsaharan African210.0
Swedish2540.5
Swiss1230.2
Ukrainian170.0
United States or American4,9259.5
Welsh1320.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)560.1
Other ancestries24,60947.6
(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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