Median household income (1999): $34,359
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,544
| This zip code | $37,544 | | New Mexico: | $37,492 |
Nearest zip codes: 87105, 87104, 87102, 87120, 87106, 87107.
Housing units in zip code 87121 with a mortgage: 6,208 (697 second mortgage, 289 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 855
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $859
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $252
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 17.5% | | Whole state: | 18.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 1,539
- 1995 to 1998: 3,655
- 1990 to 1994: 897
- 1980 to 1989: 2,265
- 1970 to 1979: 2,539
- 1960 to 1969: 1,185
- 1950 to 1959: 521
- 1940 to 1949: 194
- 1939 or earlier: 62
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Albuquerque, NM (87121):
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- no bedroom: 208
- 1 bedrooms: 374
- 2 bedrooms: 1,692
- 3 bedrooms: 5,816
- 4 bedrooms: 1,281
- 5 or more bedrooms: 124
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 113
- 1 bedrooms: 594
- 2 bedrooms: 668
- 3 bedrooms: 879
- 4 bedrooms: 152
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 87121 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 253
- 1 vehicle: 2,761
- 2 vehicles: 4,426
- 3 vehicles: 1,381
- 4 vehicles: 462
- 5 or more vehicles: 212
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 250
- 1 vehicle: 1,217
- 2 vehicles: 704
- 3 vehicles: 166
- 4 vehicles: 33
- 5 or more vehicles: 36
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 87121:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 113
- $50,000 to $59,999: 156
- $60,000 to $69,999: 377
- $70,000 to $79,999: 781
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1211
- $90,000 to $99,999: 1460
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1907
- $125,000 to $149,999: 558
- $150,000 to $174,999: 233
- $175,000 to $199,999: 76
- $200,000 to $249,999: 20
- $250,000 to $299,999: 60
- $300,000 to $399,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 87121:
- Less than $100: 92
- $100 to $149: 106
- $150 to $199: 40
- $200 to $249: 73
- $250 to $299: 145
- $300 to $349: 95
- $350 to $399: 169
- $400 to $449: 290
- $450 to $499: 220
- $500 to $549: 278
- $550 to $599: 139
- $600 to $649: 187
- $650 to $699: 27
- $700 to $749: 225
- $750 to $799: 94
- $800 to $899: 45
- $1,500 to $1,999: 19
- No cash rent: 153
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,695
- Black or African American householders: $129,662
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $96,580
- Asian householders: $99,973
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $103,003
- Some other race householders: $114,151
- Two or more races householders: $126,027
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,272
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,321
- One, attached: 265
- Two: 77
- 3 or 4: 145
- 5 to 9: 146
- 10 to 19: 184
- 20 to 49: 182
- 50 or more: 345
- Mobile homes: 3,128
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,880 (75%)
- Carpooled: 3,243 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 124 (1%)
- Bicycle: 45 (0%)
- Walked: 155 (1%)
- Other means: 90 (1%)
- Worked at home: 361 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 209
- 5 to 9 minutes: 762
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1475
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2397
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3936
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1487
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3367
- 35 to 39 minutes: 311
- 40 to 44 minutes: 357
- 45 to 59 minutes: 615
- 60 to 89 minutes: 489
- 90 or more minutes: 132
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 38,441
- In family households: 35,495 (6,396 male householders, 3,252 female householders)
6,053 spouses, 14,854 children (13,640 natural, 301 adopted, 913 stepchildren), 1,432 grandchildren, 522 brothers or sisters, 363 parents, 1,050 other relatives, 1,573 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,946 (1,182 male householders (907 living alone)), 1,110 female householders (820 living alone)), 654 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 735 (659 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,334 2-persons, 2,557 3-persons, 2,464 4-persons, 1,308 5-persons, 627 6-persons, 358 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,727 1-person, 512 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons.
7,310 married couples with children.
4,296 single-parent households (1,122 men, 3,174 women).
50.9% of residents of 87121 zip code speak English at home.
46.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 19% well, 12% not well, 4% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 7% well, 8% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 22% well, 13% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 5% not well, 2% not at all).
Foreign born population: 5,096 (13.1%)
(28.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 13.1% | | Whole state: | 8.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (89%)
- Cuba (3%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
- Guatemala (1%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Thailand (1%)
- Canada (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,173
- 1990 to 1994: 1,015
- 1985 to 1989: 762
- 1980 to 1984: 680
- 1975 to 1979: 738
- 1970 to 1974: 367
- 1970 to 1974: 163
- 1965 to 1969: 198
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 27761
- United States or American: 1250
- German: 849
- Irish: 725
- English: 478
- Italian: 404
- French (except Basque): 237
- Scotch-Irish: 115
- Subsaharan African:: 106
- African: 106
- Polish: 103
- Norwegian: 100
- Swedish: 88
- Welsh: 83
- French Canadian: 68
- British: 67
- Scottish: 67
- European: 61
- Dutch: 49
- Hungarian: 47
- Finnish: 37
- Canadian: 29
- Brazilian: 26
- Greek: 26
- Slovak: 26
- Serbian: 25
- Czech: 23
- Portuguese: 23
- Russian: 19
- Danish: 18
- Arab:: 14
- Lebanese: 14
- Northern European: 10
- Swiss: 10
Private high schools not listed on the city page:- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 40; Location: 1835 COORS BLVD SW, ALBQ, NM; Grades: PK - 12)
- ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 2851 ARENAL RD SW, ALBURQUERQUE, NM; Grades: KG - 12)

Public primary/middle school in zip code 87121 not listed on the city page:- CARLOS REY ELEM (Students: 784; Location: 1215 CERRILLOS ROAD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- WESTERN HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCHO (Students: 134; Location: 6415 SAGE RD S.W., ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Grades: PK - 6)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- APS TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (9400 BENAVIDES RD SW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01011475
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL (6701 FORTUNA ROAD NORTHWEST in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01011570
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL, APS WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL
- DESERT GARDENS (UNSER BOULEVARD AND BRIDGE STREET in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2002-1848, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES
Alternative names: HYDRO-SYSTEMS, INC.
- THOMAS & BETTS (6625 BLUEWATER RD. N.W. in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES
Business NAICS classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING.; CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: THOMAS AND BETTS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ELASTIMOLD, THOMAS & BETTS (DBA ELASTOMOLD), THOMAS AND BETTS ELASTIMOLD
- WAY COR (4400 TOWER SW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0746, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: WAYCOR
- CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY (1215 CERRILLOS SW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01011339
Organizations: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SOUTH HILLS WATER CO WATER SYS (5616 DONNA MARLANE in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-1270, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- SPARTON TECHNOLOGY, INC. (8500 BLUEWATER RD. N.W. in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: SPARTON CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AMIGOS AUTO SALVAGE (2510 COORS BLVD SW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- SOURCEONE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES (7600 LOS VOLCANES SUITE B in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PSS WORLD MEDICAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
- TIW FABRICATION AND MACHINING INC (1255 COORS DR. SW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL
Organizations: LOUIS E BECKER PRES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- WESTERN TRAILS ESTATES (COORS BLVD NW & WESTERN TRAILS in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- CHEVRON 75748 (1535 COORS BLVD NW in ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: CHEVRON USA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEVRON STATION #75748
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 25541
- Northeast: 703
- Midwest: 1458
- South: 2418
- West: 3599
45% of the 87121 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 22,253. Population change in the 1990s: +16,753 (+75.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 434
| Here: | 7.3% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 196
| Here: | 6.9% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 285
| Here: | 14.7% | | New Mexico: | 11.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (ALBUQUERQUE, NM):
- SPATH ENGINEERING (3710 GUN CLUB SW; small business): $1,866,116 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $98,783; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $1,547,213; 2005: $210,120; 2006: $10,000.
Biggest contracts:
$1,061,692 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-04-29. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$447,391, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-21. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$210,120, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-05. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$98,783, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-22. Completion date: 2001-10-19.
- HERRERA SCHOOL BUSES & COACHES (10605 CENTRAL AVE NW): $813,889 in 19 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Passenger Motor Charter Service, Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services by Army, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) Signed by year: 2000: $39,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $133,650; 2004: $615,450; 2005: $17,869; 2006: $7,920.
Biggest contracts:
$490,000 with Army for Passenger Motor Charter Service. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2004-06-16. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$76,500, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-29. Completion date: 2004-04-26.
$76,500, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-09. Completion date: 2003-06-27.
$54,250, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- HEALTHCARE LAUNDRY SERVICES, L (7600 LOS VOLCANES RD NW; small business): $477,676 in 16 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Air Force, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $123,000; 2004: $169,980; 2005: $196,520; 2006: $-11,824.
Biggest contracts:
$170,000 with Air Force for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$123,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$123,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$33,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ASSURANCE JANITORIAL SERVICES (924 SUNDRIDGE SW; small business): $399,140 in 6 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $99,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $92,134; 2004: $132,494; 2005: $0; 2006: $24,512.
Biggest contracts:
$132,494 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
$92,134, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-24. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$68,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
$51,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-02-15.
- BELL GROUP INC, THE (7500 BLUEWATER ROAD NW; small business): $135,580 in 4 contracts from 2001 to 2004
$100,000 with NASA for Printing, Duplicating, and Bookbinding Equipment. Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.
$24,740 with Army for Modification of Equipment -- Weapons. Signed on 2004-08-20. Completion date: 2005-04-20.
$7,140, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-10. Completion date: 2005-04-20.
$3,700 with Army for Gear Cutting and Finishing Machines. Signed on 2004-04-28. Completion date: 2004-07-07.
- DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INC (7600 LOS VOLCANES ROAD NW; small business): $123,997 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2003
Contracts for X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Chemicals by Army, Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $39,000; 2002: $74,082; 2003: $10,915; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$63,167 with Army for X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary. Signed on 2002-05-28. Completion date: 2002-05-29.
$13,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary. Signed on 2001-06-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$13,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$13,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
- ALBUQUEQUE SPORTS SCHEDULING A (10216 CONNGMARA DRIVE SW; small business)
$55,600 with Air Force for Recreational Services. Signed on 2001-06-13. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
- AAA MAINTENANCE, INC (924 SUNRIDGE ROAD SW; small business)
$53,500 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2006-08-14.
- HERNANDEZ ENTERPRISES INC, (1316 QUIET DESERT DR; small business)
$46,750 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2001-08-17. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
- BODE AVIATION INC (7401 PASEO DEL VOLCAN NW; small business): $26,638 in 3 contracts in 2006
$11,802 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2006-06-06. Completion date: 2006-06-11.
$11,802, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-18. Completion date: 2006-06-11.
$3,034 with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2006-01-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Wholesale Trade: Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Construction: Glass and Glazing Contractors (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Roofing Contractors (100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Linen Supply (100-249: 1)
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People in group quarters
- 639 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 36 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 26 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
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