La Jara, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 269.

Males: 145	(54.1%)
Females: 124	(45.9%)

Median resident age:	48.6 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87027.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,342 (it was $39,444 in 2000)

La Jara:	$48,342
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,360 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

La Jara:	$118,360
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mean prices in 2007: Mobile homes: $39,167

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Races in La Jara:

Hispanic (79.4%)
Other race (21.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (19.6%)
American Indian (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

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

2008 cost of living index in La Jara: 114.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (8.1%), Italian (4.3%), German (2.9%), United States (1.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7124 feet

Land area: 14.2 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in La Jara

High school or higher: 96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Jara CDP

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 65.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 2.5%

8 residents are foreign born (3.8% Europe).

This place:	3.8%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in La Jara, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in La Jara to the number of sex offenders is 269 to 1.

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

La Jara:	0.5% ($381)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (59.3 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (72.2 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (394.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Cuba, NM (5.4 miles ), Regina, NM (6.9 miles) , Coyote, NM (14.3 miles ), Torreon, NM (27.8 miles ), Jemez, NM (28.7 miles ), Jemez Springs, NM (28.9 miles ), Jicarilla, NM (34.6 miles ), Ponderosa, NM (35.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.10 N, Longitude: 106.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Hospitals/medical centers near La Jara:

LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM)
ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 62 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
ST JOSEPH WEST MESA HOSPITAL (about 65 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Jara:

ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 78 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 91 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)
FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 98 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; ID: FMN)

Other public-use airports nearest to La Jara:

LINDRITH AIRPARK (about 15 miles; LINDRITH, NM; ID: E32)
JICARILLA APACHE NATION (about 50 miles; DULCE, NM; ID: 24N)
LOS ALAMOS (about 51 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM; ID: LAM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Jara:

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 70 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 74 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 121 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)

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Notable locations in La Jara: Circle A Ranch (A), Cuba Weather Station (B), Checkerboard Area Health System Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in La Jara: Santos Ninos Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: La Jara Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Jara Creek, La (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 250, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from JUN-19-2004 to JUN-22-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from NOV-04-2004 to NOV-10-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-16-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-04-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-04-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-05-2004), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JUN-08-2004), St Other (2 times from JUN-19-2004 to JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from NOV-04-2004 to NOV-10-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-16-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-04-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-08-2004), St Other (2 times from JUN-19-2004 to JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from NOV-04-2004 to NOV-10-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-16-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-04-2004), St Other (2 times from JUN-19-2004 to JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from NOV-04-2004 to NOV-10-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-16-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2002

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2000

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-08-2005)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-10-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2005)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2005)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In APR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-18-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-18-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-01-2004 and NOV-10-2004, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.7%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.6%
Whole state:	6.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	18.4%

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

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Jara, NM

La Jara compared to New Mexico state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Sandoval County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Utility gas (26%) Wood (22%)

13.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.67%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($518 average AGI)
Sandoval County: 0.14%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

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

from Bernalillo County, NM	5.66% ($49,077 average AGI)
from Santa Fe County, NM	0.83% ($40,979)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.37% ($55,698)

9.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.02%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($158 average AGI)
Sandoval County: 0.05%
New Mexico average: 0.14%

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

to Bernalillo County, NM	4.52% ($35,089 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.30% ($41,735)
to San Juan County, NM	0.24% ($27,174)

Strongest AM radio stations in La Jara:

KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Jara:

K216CU (91.1 FM; CUBA, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
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)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around La Jara:

K30FT (Channel 30; GALLINA, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)

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