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County:

Roosevelt County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35041

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.30

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,479

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,695

-4.8%

-13.3%

8.5%

1990:

16,702

6.4%

-3.3%

9.7%

2000:

18,018

7.9%

-3.2%

11.1%

2005:

18,238

1.2%

-3.5%

4.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,299

62.7%

0-to-19:

6,032

33.5%

Black:

276

1.5%

20-to-39:

5,346

29.7%

Hispanic:

5,998

33.3%

40-to-59:

3,799

21.1%

American Indian:

151

0.8%

60-plus:

2,841

15.8%

Other:

294

1.6%

Median Age:

29.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.6%

Median Family Income:

$31,813

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.3%

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