Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Public administration (16.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.6%), Construction (10.5%).

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Races in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	34.5 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 20,388	(49.5%)
Females: 20,802	(50.5%)

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Rio Arriba County:	2.7 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,739
New Mexico:	$41,452

Rio Arriba County:	$145,543
New Mexico:	$155,400

This county:	$383
State:	$531

This county:	20.3%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rio Arriba County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Espanola, Chimayo, Dulce, Chama, Santa Clara Pueblo, San Juan, Alcalde, Coyote, Dixon, Jicarilla.

Neighboring counties: Archuleta County, Colorado , Conejos County, Colorado , Los Alamos County , Mora County , Sandoval County , San Juan County , Santa Fe County , Taos County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rio Arriba County: Ward Ranch (A), Hines Ranch (B), Apache Forest Service Facility (C), West Ranch Tower Site (D), Christ-in-the-Desert Monastery (E), White Place (F), White Ranch (G), Archuleta Ranch (H), Arroyo Blanco (I), Dogie Canyon Pumping Station (J), Clear Creek Recreation Site (K), Austin Ranch (L), B C O Camp (M), Collins Ranch (N), Colombo (O), Dry Canyon (P), Dry Lake (Q), Corkin Lodge (R), Corkins Lodge (S), Baker (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rio Arriba County include: Vallecitos United Methodist Church (A), El Rito Community United Methodist Church (B), Santuario de Chimayo (C), Embudo Presbyterian Church (D), Santo Nino Church (E), Santa Teresa Church (F), Santa Rita Church (G), San Antonio Church (H), Holy Family Missions of Chimayo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ojo Sarco Cemetery (1), La Cueva Cemetery (2), Youngsville Cemetery (3), Velarde Cemetery (4), Tusas Cemetery (5), Cordova Cemetery (6), Campo Santo Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dry Lake (A), Tonita Lake (B), San Leonardo Lakes (C), Colorada, Laguna (D), Abeyta Lake (E), Monte Lake (F), Ranas, Laguna de las (G), Cuervo Canyon (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dove Creek (A), Poleo Creek (B), Policarpo, Canada de (C), Archuleta, Arroyo (D), Polvadera Creek (E), Honda, Arroyo (F), Diablo Creek (G), Desague Aguita (H), Ponil, Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rio Arriba County include: Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker (1), San Juan Basin Historical Marker (2), Colorado Plateau Historical Marker (3), Truchas Peak Historical Marker (4), Pueblo of Santa Clara Historical Marker (5), Fort Lowell Historical Marker (6), Truchas Historical Marker (7), Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker (8), El Rito Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Park View Post Office (A), Lindrith Post Office (B), Coyote Post Office (C), Lumberton Post Office (D), Dixon Post Office (E), Llaves Post Office (F), Velarde Post Office (G), Medanales Post Office (H), Capulin Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
New Mexico:	3.3%

Current college students: 2,050
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,542 (19% naturalized citizens)

Rio Arriba County:	3.7%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,444
• One, attached: 502
• Two: 179
• 3 or 4: 59
• 5 to 9: 76
• 10 to 19: 2
• 20 or more: 59
• Mobile homes: 6,601
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 94

Housing units in Rio Arriba County with a mortgage: 2,185 (215 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,208

Here:	34.2% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Rio Arriba County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 89.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,350 (70%) Carpooled: 3,263 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 589 (4%) Other means: 208 (1%) Worked at home: 747 (5%)

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.
3.70% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($19,535 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($10,941 average AGI)

Rio Arriba County:	1.52%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

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)
from Taos County, NM	0.27% ($25,167)
from Los Alamos County, NM	0.20% ($52,593)
from Sandoval County, NM	0.13% ($31,412)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.11% ($39,467)

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.
4.13% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($20,260 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($9,177 average AGI)

Rio Arriba County:	1.51%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

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)
to Sandoval County, NM	0.34% ($32,065)
to Taos County, NM	0.26% ($23,306)
to Los Alamos County, NM	0.22% ($54,033)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.10% ($27,385)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,651 (4,385 aged, 1,266 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,774 (7,723 male householders, 3,095 female householders)

  7,410 spouses, 13,880 children (13,069 natural, 346 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 1,394 grandchildren, 370 brothers or sisters, 239 parents, 534 other relatives, 1,129 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,955 (2,220 male householders (1,815 living alone)), 1,977 female householders (1,730 living alone)), 758 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 461 (201 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,884 2-persons, 2,705 3-persons, 2,337 4-persons, 1,261 5-persons, 368 6-persons, 263 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,545 1-person, 586 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

34.1% of residents of Rio Arriba County speak English at home.
59.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
5.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $316,435,000 ($7773 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,616,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,366,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,872,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,900,000
Federal grants: $160,891,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,518,000 ($693,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,887,000 ($526,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,949,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,020,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,625,000

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.15 millions of gallons per day (70% from ground, 30% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.0

72% of Rio Arriba County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New Mexico.

Rio Arriba County:	72.3%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 32225
• Northeast: 721
• Midwest: 1398
• South: 1678
• West: 3501

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,400

Here:	9.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	12.3%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	15.8%
New Mexico:	11.9%