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County:

San Juan County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35045

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

486,674

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.99

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Low Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

52,517

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

81,433

55.1%

32.3%

22.8%

1990:

91,605

12.5%

-8.4%

20.9%

2000:

113,801

24.2%

10.4%

13.8%

2005:

126,208

10.9%

5.3%

5.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

52,922

46.5%

0-to-19:

41,071

36.1%

Black:

429

0.4%

20-to-39:

30,283

26.6%

Hispanic:

17,057

15.0%

40-to-59:

28,127

24.7%

American Indian:

41,290

36.3%

60-plus:

14,320

12.6%

Other:

2,103

1.8%

Median Age:

31.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

20.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.5%

Median Family Income:

$37,382

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.0%

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