Alcalde, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 373.

Males: 182	(48.8%)
Females: 191	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	30.6 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87511.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,733 (it was $37,969 in 2000)

Alcalde:	$46,733
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,100 (it was $82,100 in 2000)

Alcalde:	$137,100
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $156,787; Detached houses: $170,785; Townhouses or other attached units: $87,766; Mobile homes: $72,414

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Races in Alcalde:

Hispanic (89.1%)
Other race (54.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (7.7%)
Two or more races (5.8%)
American Indian (2.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alcalde: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5704 feet

Land area: 0.51 square miles.

Population density: 727 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alcalde

High school or higher: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alcalde CDP

Never married: 39.5%
Now married: 43.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 9.0%

8 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This place:	2.1%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alcalde, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alcalde to the number of sex offenders is 373 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alcalde:	0.5% ($412)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (29.6 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (74.4 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (384.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: South Rio Arriba, NM (0.5 miles ), San Juan, NM (1.6 miles ), San Juan Pueblo, NM (1.6 miles ), Espanola, NM (2.4 miles ), Santa Cruz, NM (2.6 miles ), Cuartelez, NM (2.7 miles ), La Puebla, NM (2.7 miles ), Sombrillo, NM (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.09 N, Longitude: 106.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (26%)
Public administration (16%)
Social assistance (15%)
Health care (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (32%)
Social assistance (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Health care (6%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
Other financial specialists (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

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Average climate in Alcalde, New Mexico

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alcalde:

ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SANTA FE, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Alcalde, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alcalde:

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 71 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 77 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 126 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 130 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)

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Notable locations in Alcalde: San Antonio de Padua Morada (A), Alcalde Weather Station (B), Los Luceros Hacienda (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Alcalde: Alcalde United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Alcalde Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Onate Monument & Visitor's Center (State Road 68).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alcalde and their reported violations in the past:

ALCALDE MDWCA (Population served: 800, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-09-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2000)

Average household size:

This place:	3.1 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	82.6%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.4%
Whole state:	6.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.6%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alcalde, NM

Alcalde compared to New Mexico state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alcalde mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rio Arriba County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (6%) Electricity (2%)

Religon statistics for Alcalde

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church
Adherents	84.3%	4.0%	2.5%	1.8%	1.5%
Congregations	53.5%	2.3%	3.5%	9.3%	5.8%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Reformed Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Congregations	3.5%	3.5%	3.5%	1.2%	14.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

5.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.22%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Santa Fe County, NM	1.46% ($28,081 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.61% ($23,036)
from San Juan County, NM	0.57% ($22,429)

5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Santa Fe County, NM	1.42% ($28,784 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.90% ($26,033)
to San Juan County, NM	0.51% ($20,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alcalde:

KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
KRSN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: REAL RADIO, L.L.C.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alcalde:

KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KQBA (107.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: HUTTON MEDIA, L.L.C.)
KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KSFQ (101.1 FM; WHITE ROCK, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZNM (106.7 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KAJZ (105.1 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KRZY-FM (105.9 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KABG (98.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, L.L.C.)
KBAC (104.1 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKSS (97.3 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KHFM (95.5 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA L.L.C)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KYBR (92.9 FM; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RIO CHAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Alcalde, New Mexico:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
Fatalities: 12
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

New Mexico average:

Fatal accident count: 126
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 180
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 52
Fatalities: 138
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 344
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21

See more detailed statistics of Alcalde fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Jerri L Janjua, 979 Nm 68, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 20.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Property Management, Mesa Hills Subdivision, Block 43, Lot 13, Type: Tower, Structure height: 21.3 m, Overall height: 21.3 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
John Neely, Ne Corner Of San Juan Pueblo Grant, 1.9 Km Due E Of Nm Sr 68, Type: Tower, Structure height: 369 m, Overall height: 370 m, , Licensee ID: L00087994
Registrant: Pueblo Of San Juan, San Juan Pueblo, NM 87566, Phone: (505) 842-4211

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

REPEATER, Ne Corner Of San Juan Pueblo Grant, 1.9 Km Due E Of Nm Sr 68, Type: Tower, Structure height: 369 m, Overall height: 370 m, Call Sign: WPBR535
Assigned Frequencies : 154.025 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2003, Expiration Date: 02/17/2013
Registrant: A-1 Communications Supply Co., 41 Bisbee Ct B5, Santa Fe, NM 87508-1338, Phone: (505) 982-4488, Fax: (505) 983-3492, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

ALCALDE ES, County Rd. 386 #44a & Sr 68, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQKA229
Assigned Frequencies : 23080.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KC5RXI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01064353
Grant Date: 09/20/2005, Expiration Date: 11/30/2015, Certifier: Lloyd D Staley
Registrant: Lloyd D Staley, Alcalde, NM 87511
Call Sign: N5XDD, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/29/1991, Expiration Date: 10/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/30/2003
Registrant: Benny J Martinez, Alcalde, NM 87511

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