Pena Blanca, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 853.

Males: 425	(49.9%)
Females: 428	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	32.7 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87041.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,491 (it was $24,063 in 2000)

Pena Blanca:	$29,491
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,554

Pena Blanca:	$19,554
New Mexico:	$21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,752 (it was $86,200 in 2000)

Pena Blanca:	$145,752
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mean prices in 2007: Mobile homes: $75,000
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Races in Pena Blanca:

Hispanic (79.4%)
Other race (63.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (12.4%)
American Indian (6.2%)
Two or more races (3.5%)
Black (0.9%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Pena Blanca: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (2.0%), Swedish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5238 feet

Land area: 6.79 square miles.

Population density: 126 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pena Blanca

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 39.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pena Blanca CDP

Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 60.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 9.1%

54 residents are foreign born (8.2% Latin America).

This place:	8.2%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Pena Blanca:	0.6% ($526)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (21.9 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (35.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (356.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Cochiti, NM (1.6 miles ), Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM (2.1 miles ), Santo Domingo, NM (2.6 miles ), San Felipe Pueblo, NM (3.4 miles ), La Cienega, NM (3.6 miles ), Los Cerrillos, NM (3.9 miles ), Madrid, NM (3.9 miles) , Algodones, NM (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.57 N, Longitude: 106.34 W

Area code: 505

Pena Blanca household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (41%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (27%)
Health care (23%)
Computer and electronic products (21%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (30%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Computer specialists (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Cashiers (14%)
Other healthcare support occupations (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)

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Average climate in Pena Blanca, New Mexico

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Pena Blanca-area historical earthquake activity is below New Mexico state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Pena Blanca center
On 11/8/1990 at 10:46:53, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MD, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/4/1998 at 08:05:31, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 MB, 4.0 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1990 at 01:08:19, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Pena Blanca center
On 7/22/1990 at 21:27:05, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/4/2008 at 14:02:42, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from Pena Blanca center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Pena Blanca:

ST VINCENT HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SANTA FE, NM)
LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SANTA FE, NM)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pena Blanca:

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 32 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 38 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 132 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 135 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 146 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)

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Notable location: Kuapa Ruin (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Pena Blanca: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

PENA BLANCA W&SD (Population served: 465, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2000)

TETILLA PEAK RECREATION AREA (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, State - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Notification, Public - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.8%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	11.1%
Whole state:	6.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	27.0%
Whole state:	18.4%

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

This place:	6.3%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pena Blanca, NM

Pena Blanca compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sandoval County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (8%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Pena Blanca

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	80.2%	5.4%	4.6%	1.4%	1.3%
Congregations	34.2%	8.2%	11.0%	5.5%	5.5%

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Free Church of America	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	3.6%
Congregations	2.7%	2.7%	1.4%	4.1%	24.7%

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.

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 Pena Blanca:

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.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pena Blanca:

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)
KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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.)
KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KRZY-FM (105.9 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KAJZ (105.1 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KBAC (104.1 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKSS (97.3 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KABG (98.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, L.L.C.)
KHFM (95.5 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA L.L.C)

TV broadcast stations around Pena Blanca:

KTFQ (Channel 14; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: TELEFUTURA TELEVISION GROUP, INC.)
KWBQ (Channel 19; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
KCHF (Channel 11; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: SON BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

La Majada Mesa Cell Site: 816 State Road 22, Type: Mast, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA332
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2006, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Francis X Frantz
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

LA MAJADA, Hwy 22 816, Overall height: 26.2 m, Call Sign: WPNE702
Assigned Frequencies : 6756.25 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Francis X Frantz
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
PENA BLANCA, State Road 22, Type: Pole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WPVR704
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012, Certifier: Belita Harpool
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: WOODS JAMES ARTHUR SCORPION II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 4523W , Serial Number: 1
Registrant (Individual): James Arthur Woods, Po Box 1465, Pena Blanca, NM 87041

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$46,530
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

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