Bloomfield, New Mexico

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Population (year 2000): 6,417. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,409 (+15.5% change)

Males: 3,065	(47.8%)
Females: 3,352	(52.2%)

San Juan County

Median resident age:	31.4 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87413.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,100 (it was $32,905 in 2000)

Bloomfield	$35,100
New Mexico:	$37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,700 (it was $85,300 in 2000)

Bloomfield	$89,700
New Mexico:	$125,500

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Races in Bloomfield:

White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
Hispanic (27.5%)
American Indian (18.5%)
Other race (16.0%)
Two or more races (4.2%)

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

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Ancestries: English (9.4%), German (8.8%), United States (7.7%), Irish (5.6%), French (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5453 feet

Land area: 5.01 square miles.

Population density: 1481 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bloomfield

High school or higher: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomfield city

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 11.9%

328 residents are foreign born (4.8% Latin America).

This city:	5.1%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Bloomfield, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bloomfield to the number of sex offenders is 353 to 1.

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

Bloomfield:	0.7% ($565)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (133.5 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (145.4 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (357.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Aztec, NM (8.0 miles ), Flora Vista, NM (9.3 miles ), Huerfano, NM (13.2 miles) , Farmington, NM (14.5 miles ), Napi HQ, NM (16.8 miles ), Upper Fruitland, NM (21.6 miles ), Kirtland, NM (25.2 miles ), Simpson-Chaco, NM (26.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.71 N, Longitude: 107.98 W

87 people in nursing homes

Bloomfield household income distribution

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Bloomfield, New Mexico business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,056 (+19.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Mining (17%)
Construction (17%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Bloomfield by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	11	5	14	2	7
per 100,000	168.1	69.5	191.3	27.3	92.8
Robberies	5	1	2	5	2
per 100,000	76.4	13.9	27.3	68.2	26.5
Assaults	48	54	52	99	122
per 100,000	733.5	750.7	710.4	1349.7	1617.4
Burglaries	64	57	44	55	48
per 100,000	978.0	792.4	601.1	749.8	636.4
Thefts	144	168	157	208	149
per 100,000	2200.5	2335.6	2144.8	2835.7	1975.3
Auto thefts	11	8	19	35	14
per 100,000	168.1	111.2	259.6	477.2	185.6
Arson	0	N/A	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	N/A	0.0	27.3	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	474.0	367.7	451.9	516.3	544.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.29
US city average:	3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomfield:

LIFECOURSE CENTER FOR REHAB SERVICES (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 42 miles; DURANGO, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomfield:

FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 17 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; ID: FMN)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 35 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)
CORTEZ MUNI (about 60 miles; CORTEZ, CO; ID: CEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomfield:

AZTEC MUNI (about 9 miles; AZTEC, NM; ID: Q19)
NAVAJO STATE PARK (about 24 miles; NAVAJO DAM, NM; ID: 1V0)
ANIMAS AIR PARK (about 35 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: 00C)

Local government website: www.cyberport.com/citybloomfield

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomfield:

SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 145 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 146 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 147 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 155 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 155 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)

Public high schools in Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD HIGH (Students: 587; Location: 520 NORTH FIRST STREET; Grades: 10 - 12)
CHARLIE Y. BROWN (Students: 82; Location: 924 S. BLOOMFIELD BLVD.; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bloomfield:

NAABA ANI ELEM (Students: 566; Location: 1201 N. FIRST STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
CENTRAL PRIMARY (Students: 557; Location: 310 W. SYCAMORE; Grades: KG - 02)
MESA ALTA JR HIGH (Students: 520; Location: 329 NORTH BERGIN LANE; Grades: 08 - 09)
RIO VISTA ELEMENTRY (Students: 474; Location: 1100 N. RIO VISTA; Grades: KG - 09)
DZILTH-NA-O-DITH-HLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location: PO BOX 5003; Grades: KG - 08)
BLOOMFIELD FAMILY LC (Students: 116; Location: 310 LAJARA STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
HANAA'DLIL (HUERFANO) COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location: P.O. BOX 639; Grades: KG - 12)

Library in Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $111,353; Location: 333 SOUTH FIRST STREET; 17,100 books; 358 audio materials; 56 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Bloomfield Weather Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bloomfield include: Seventh Day Adventist-Bloomfield Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Calvary Southern Baptist Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), First Assembly of God Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Berea Baptist Church (G), Nageezi-Deer Spring Church (H), Bible Baptist Shepherd Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Salmon Ruins Museum (6131 Highway 64).

Hotels: Soaring Eagle Lodge & Fly Shop (50 Road 4370), Bloomfield Motel (801 W Broadway Ave), Best Western Territorial Inn (415 South Bloomfield Boulevard).

Court: Bloomfield City Government - Municipal Court (915 North 1st Street).

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

BLOOMFIELD WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (Population served: 6725, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2006. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-13-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-13-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2006. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-22-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2005. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-13-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2005. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-13-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2005. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-13-2006)

5 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between MAY-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-06-2005)

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.9%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.7%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

Bloomfield compared to New Mexico state average:

Bloomfield, New Mexico environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Bloomfield (2007 data):

The Citizens Bank: Bloomfield Branch at 320 West Broadway, branch established on 1958-12-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $494.9 mil, Deposits: $413.3 mil, headquarters in Farmington, NM, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Employee Stock Bonus Trust For The Employees
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Bloomfield Branch at 1200 West Broadway Ave, branch established on 1986-06-16. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in San Juan County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bloomfield government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,000
Charges - Sewerage: $602,000
Solid Waste Management: $431,000

All Other: $425,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $510,000
Fire Protection: $74,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,305,000
Police Protection: $1,092,000

Sewerage: $586,000

Solid Waste Management: $459,000

Central Staff Services: $433,000

Parks & Recreation: $389,000

General - Other: $276,000

Fire Protection: $251,000

Financial Administration: $210,000

Libraries: $146,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $107,000

Welfare - Other: $104,000

Health Services - Other: $78,000

Corrections - Other: $20,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $756,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,374,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $765,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $721,000
Other, NEC: $510,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $99,000
Water Utilities: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $260,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $201,000
Central Staff: $54,000

Fire Protection: $33,000

Police Protection: $31,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000

Health - Other: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,641,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,714,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $154,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,273,000
Highways: $271,000

All Other: $254,000

Health & Hospitals: $42,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $1,221,000
Property: $389,000

Public Utilities: $209,000

Other Selective Sales: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,742,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $45,000

7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,027 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.64%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($940 average AGI)
San Juan County: 0.07%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

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

from McKinley County, NM	1.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.50% ($29,241)
from Apache County, AZ	0.49% ($24,600)

8.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.38%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)
San Juan County: 0.05%
New Mexico average: 0.14%

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

to McKinley County, NM	1.71% ($21,497 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ	0.69% ($27,027)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.68% ($28,983)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomfield:

KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
KRZE (1280 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: J. THOMAS DEVELOPMENT OF NM, INC.)
KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
KCQL (1340 AM; 1 kW; AZTEC, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KIUP (930 AM; 5 kW; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KLLV (550 AM; daytime; 2 kW; BREEN, CO; Owner: DAYSTAR RADIO, LTD.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomfield:

KDAG (96.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAZX (102.9 FM; KIRTLAND, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTRA-FM (102.1 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKFG (104.5 FM; BLOOMFIELD, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KNMI (88.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: NAVAJO MISSIONS, INC.)
KISZ-FM1 (97.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
K232DA (94.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
K237CR (95.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
K287AC (105.3 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
K230AF (93.9 FM; KIRTLAND, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K220EM (91.9 FM; DZILTH-NA-O-DITH-HLE, NM; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF N.M.)
KIQX (101.3 FM; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTINGS, LLC)
KRSJ (100.5 FM; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KUTE (90.1 FM; IGNACIO, CO; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
K210BA (89.9 FM; PURGATORY, ETC., CO; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
KRTZ (98.7 FM; CORTEZ, CO; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO., LLC)
KWYK-FM (94.9 FM; AZTEC, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPCL (95.7 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: VOICE MINISTRIES OF FARMINGTON)
KSJE (90.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: SAN JUAN COLLEGE)
KRWN (92.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bloomfield:

K38DA (Channel 38; AZTEC, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
K47DR (Channel 47; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: CHRISTIAN B/CING COMMUNICATIONS)
K21AX (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K43AI (Channel 43; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
K61BO (Channel 61; BAYFIELD/IGNACIO, CO; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL INC.)
K19CM (Channel 19; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
K23BT (Channel 23; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
K27GJ (Channel 27; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
K08FR (Channel 8; AZTEC, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K10CG (Channel 10; AZTEC & CEDAR HILL, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

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