Sandoval County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

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Races in Sandoval County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 43,848	(48.8%)
Females: 46,060	(51.2%)

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Sandoval County:	2.8 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$55,089
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$720
State:	$531

Sandoval County:	$188,700
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mobile homes: $72,640

Here:	$72,640
State:	$56,348

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 99
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 16

Health of residents in Sandoval County based on 536 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
81.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
35.4% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
50.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
61.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
68.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is about average.
42.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Sandoval County:	9.8%
New Mexico:	18.1%

Area name: Albuquerque, NM MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sandoval County is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1050 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corrales, Bernalillo, El Cerro-Monterey Park, Placitas, Santo Domingo Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Algodones, Pena Blanca, Zia Pueblo.

2005 air pollution in Sandoval County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 54 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 162 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 8.1 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 15 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Los Alamos County , Santa Fe County , Bernalillo County , Cibola County , Los Alamos County , McKinley County , Rio Arriba County , San Juan County , Santa Fe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sandoval County: Diamond Tail Ranch (A), Wood (B), Wood Ranch (C), Clear Creek Campground (D), Cochiti Lake Golf Course (E), Cochiti Recreation Area (F), Cochiti Recretaion Area (G), Collier Ranch (H), Cooper LS Ranch (I), Coronado State Monument Kuaua Ruins (J), Bandelier Weather Station (K), Cuba Landfill (L), Cuba Ranger Station (M), Cuevitas Camp (N), Horseshoe Springs Campground (O), Dark Canyon Picnic Ground (P), Hot Springs Pueblo Historic Site (Q), East Fork Recreation Site (R), Hummingbird Camp (S), Jemez Canyon Overlook (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sandoval County include: Torreon Mission (A), Jemez Valley Church (B), Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sile Cemetery (1), La Madera Cemetery (2), Guadalupe Cemetery (3), Tejon Cemetery (4), Regina Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bonita, Laguna (A), Dry Lake (B), San Jose Lakes (C), Cuarenta, Laguna (D), Seca, Laguna (E), Laguna, La (F), Natural Lake (G), Ned Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Vicente Arroyo (A), Benavidez, Arroyo (B), Lopez, Arroyo (C), South Fork Arroyo de los Pinos (D), Deer Creek (E), San Isidro Wash (F), Dedos Gordos, Arroyo (G), West Fork Borrego Canyon (H), Kinaird Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sandoval County include: Soda Dam Historical Marker (1), Fenton Lake State Park (2), Bandelier National Monument (3), Bandelier National Monument Historical Marker (4), Empedrado Wilderness Study Area (5), Ojito Wilderness Study Area (6), Valles Caldera National Preserve (7), Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area (8), Valle Grande Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Ponderosa Post Office (A), La Madera Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 4,415
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,880 (51% naturalized citizens)

Sandoval County:	4.3%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,048
• One, attached: 1,598
• Two: 131
• 3 or 4: 499
• 5 to 9: 502
• 10 to 19: 374
• 20 or more: 963
• Mobile homes: 3,630
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 121

Housing units in Sandoval County with a mortgage: 16,169 (2,185 second mortgage, 1,497 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,704

Here:	73.9% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Sandoval County-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 75.2 miles away from Sandoval County 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 76.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1990 at 01:08:19, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the county 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 77.6 miles away from Sandoval County 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 67.4 miles away from the county 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 71.4 miles away from Sandoval County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 30,654 (80%) Carpooled: 4,801 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 154 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 90 (0%) Bicycle: 63 (0%) Walked: 554 (1%) Other means: 378 (1%) Worked at home: 1,658 (4%)

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%

7.79% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($25,996 average AGI)
5.74% relocated from other states ($23,122 average AGI)

Sandoval County:	5.74%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

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)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.28% ($59,200)
from San Juan County, NM	0.26% ($28,990)
from San Diego County, CA	0.23% ($49,700)
from Clark County, NV	0.15% ($46,552)

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%

5.79% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($22,629 average AGI)
3.18% relocated to other states ($16,663 average AGI)

Sandoval County:	3.18%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

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)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.22% ($60,963)
to Valencia County, NM	0.11% ($36,098)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.10% ($32,361)
to McKinley County, NM	0.09% ($25,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,821 (10,133 aged, 1,688 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 79,808 (18,019 male householders, 5,705 female householders)

  18,541 spouses, 29,890 children (27,318 natural, 789 adopted, 1,783 stepchildren), 3,167 grandchildren, 684 brothers or sisters, 430 parents, 1,626 other relatives, 1,746 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,413 (3,569 male householders (2,728 living alone)), 4,119 female householders (3,527 living alone)), 1,725 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 687 (230 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,883 2-persons, 5,241 3-persons, 5,153 4-persons, 2,581 5-persons, 1,078 6-persons, 788 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,255 1-person, 1,257 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

68.2% of residents of Sandoval County speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
13.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $427,594,000 ($4187 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,200,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $210,802,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,758,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,288,000
Federal grants: $119,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,607,000 ($3,444,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,374,000 ($670,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $648,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $172,061,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,082,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	+120 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.08 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

57% of Sandoval County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in New Mexico.

Sandoval County:	57.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 46079
• Northeast: 8396
• Midwest: 10715
• South: 8929
• West: 11057

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,700

Here:	10.3%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	10.3%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	16.7%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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