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County: Los Alamos County
State: New Mexico
FIPS Code: 35028

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 40% to 45% Percent Land in NF:
42.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
30,036
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
56,303
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Santa Fe NF
30,030
% Water: 0.0 Other
6
Mean Jan. Temp: 29
Mean July Temp: 69
Topography: Open High Mountains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
Economic Type: Federal/State Government
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 15,198 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 17,599 15.8% 7.0% 8.8%
1990: 18,115 2.9% -4.4% 7.3%
2000: 18,343 1.3% -4.7% 6.0%
2005: 18,822 2.6% 0.3% 2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
15,051 82.1% 0-to-19:
5,071 27.6%
Black:
63 0.3% 20-to-39:
3,847 21.0%
Hispanic:
2,155 11.7% 40-to-59:
6,312 34.4%
American Indian:
90 0.5% 60-plus:
3,113 17.0%
Other:
984 5.4%
Median Age: 40.7
Population Density (persons per square mile): 167.7
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 96.3%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 60.5%
Median Family Income: $90,032
Families Below Poverty Line: 1.9%
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