Penasco, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 601.

Males: 286	(47.7%)
Females: 315	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87553.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,900 (it was $23,088 in 2000)

Penasco	$21,900
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $113,900 (it was $99,500 in 2000)

Penasco	$113,900
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Penasco:

Hispanic (91.3%)
Other race (82.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (5.9%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Black (0.7%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Penasco: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (4.0%), English (2.3%), German (1.0%), United States (1.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7685 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 499 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Penasco

High school or higher: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 43.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Penasco CDP

Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 52.8%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 12.0%

11 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.9%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Penasco, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Penasco to the number of sex offenders is 200 to 1.

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

Penasco:	0.3% ($295)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (39.7 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (96.9 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (475.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Picuris, NM (1.4 miles ), Vadito, NM (1.9 miles ), Rio Lucio, NM (2.5 miles ), Picuris Pueblo, NM (2.6 miles) , Chamisal, NM (3.8 miles ), Dixon, NM (10.5 miles ), Ranchos de Taos, NM (14.4 miles ), Taos, NM (17.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.17 N, Longitude: 105.69 W

Area code: 505

Most common industries for males:

Construction (31%)
Educational services (16%)
Public administration (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Public administration (20%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (21%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Carpenters (11%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Electricians (6%)
Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Average climate in Penasco, New Mexico

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Penasco, New Mexico average temperatures

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Hospitals/medical centers near Penasco:

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TAOS, NM)
ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SANTA FE, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Penasco, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Penasco:

SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 88 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 101 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 158 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Penasco:

TAOS RGNL (about 20 miles; TAOS, NM; ID: SKX)
SAN JUAN PUEBLO (about 27 miles; ESPANOLA, NM; ID: Q14)
ANGEL FIRE (about 33 miles; ANGEL FIRE, NM; ID: AXX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Penasco:

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 93 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 99 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 104 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 165 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)

Public high school in Penasco:

PENASCO HIGH (Students: 193; Location: 13 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Penasco:

PENASCO ELEM (Students: 278; Location: 13 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK-06)
PENASCO JR HIGH (Students: 122; Location: 13 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07-08)

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Notable locations in Penasco: Penasco Administrative Site (A), Penasco Ranger Station (B), Penasco Weather Station (C), Camino Real District Ranger Office (D), Camino Real Forest Service Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Penasco include: United Emanuel Church (A), San Antonio De Padua Church (B), Saint Anthony Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Ramon Sanchez Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chiquito, Rio (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Sipapu Lodge (5224 State Road 518).

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

PENASCO MDWCA (Population served: 513, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-21-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-21-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2004)

RIO LUCIO MDWCA (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and AUG-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and AUG-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000)

RODARTE MDWCA (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-04-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUN-23-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2003)

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.7%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.4%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	21.0%
Whole state:	18.4%

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

This place:	8.7%
Whole state:	7.8%

Penasco 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Penasco mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Taos County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,143 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
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 Bernalillo County, NM	0.75% ($33,872 average AGI)
from Rio Arriba County, NM	0.31% ($23,306)
from Santa Fe County, NM	0.25% ($51,276)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
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 Bernalillo County, NM	1.18% ($26,276 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.36% ($42,098)
to Rio Arriba County, NM	0.32% ($25,167)

Strongest AM radio stations in Penasco:

KKOB (770 AM; 50 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.)
KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING 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)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Penasco:

KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KQBA (107.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: HUTTON MEDIA, L.L.C.)
KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KSFQ (101.1 FM; WHITE ROCK, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
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.)
KZNM (106.7 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Penasco:

K44CZ (Channel 44; PENASCO, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
K06FT (Channel 6; PENASCO, NM; Owner: PENASCO SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
K11IZ (Channel 11; PENASCO, NM; Owner: PENASCO SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
W11AH (Channel 11; TRYON & COLUMBUS, NC; Owner: PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K36EY (Channel 36; GALLINA, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

Penasco fatal accident list for 1987:
Jul 5, 1987 07:19 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

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