Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,432
| This zip code: | $39,432 | | New Mexico: | $43,508 |
Nearest zip codes: 88065, 88022, 88026, 88053, 88036, 88043.
Silver City Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 88061 with a mortgage: 1,806 (167 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,564
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $995
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $278
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 16.8% | | Whole state: | 17.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 6.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 88061: Arrastre Windmill (A), Divide Windmill (B), Ash Creek Camp (C), Clark Windmill (D), Woodward Ranch (E), Cliff Weather Station (F), Colored Windmill (G), Coop Windmill (H), Cottonwood Windmill (I), Cow Camp (J), Cox Ranch (K), E McMillen Ranch (L), Crows Nest Windmill (M), Bar F Ranch (N), Bar Six Corral (O), Cuningham Windmill (P), Cureton Ranch (Q), Cureton Ranch Weather Station (R), Dale McCauley Ranch (S), Dave Smith Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 88061 include: Indian Hills Baptist Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Church of God (C), Prima Iglesia Buatista (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), Potters House Christian Church (F), Baptist Student Center (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stout Cemetery (1), Redrock Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Dickerson Tank (A), Walker Tank (B), Buck Tank (C), Black Hawk Tank (D), Arvin Tanks (E), Marsa Tank (F), Burnt Tank (G), Burro Cienga Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Oak Grove Creek (C), Lobo Creek (D), Rico, Arroyo (E), Mangas Creek (F), Ash Creek (G), Foxtail Creek (H), Duck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Silver City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 328
- 1995 to 1998: 1,315
- 1990 to 1994: 735
- 1980 to 1989: 1,540
- 1970 to 1979: 1,859
- 1960 to 1969: 963
- 1950 to 1959: 819
- 1940 to 1949: 489
- 1939 or earlier: 1,001
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Silver City, NM (88061): |
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- no bedroom: 92
- 1 bedrooms: 353
- 2 bedrooms: 1,318
- 3 bedrooms: 3,310
- 4 bedrooms: 675
- 5 or more bedrooms: 139
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 61
- 1 bedrooms: 432
- 2 bedrooms: 970
- 3 bedrooms: 607
- 4 bedrooms: 78
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 88061 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 238
- 1 vehicle: 1,570
- 2 vehicles: 2,537
- 3 vehicles: 1,159
- 4 vehicles: 213
- 5 or more vehicles: 170
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 310
- 1 vehicle: 1,102
- 2 vehicles: 598
- 3 vehicles: 134
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 88061:
- Less than $10,000: 128
- $10,000 to $14,999: 64
- $15,000 to $19,999: 76
- $20,000 to $24,999: 88
- $25,000 to $29,999: 65
- $30,000 to $34,999: 57
- $35,000 to $39,999: 53
- $40,000 to $49,999: 132
- $50,000 to $59,999: 115
- $60,000 to $69,999: 132
- $70,000 to $79,999: 118
- $80,000 to $89,999: 123
- $90,000 to $99,999: 139
- $100,000 to $124,999: 521
- $125,000 to $149,999: 760
- $150,000 to $174,999: 664
- $175,000 to $199,999: 464
- $200,000 to $249,999: 729
- $250,000 to $299,999: 492
- $300,000 to $399,999: 476
- $400,000 to $499,999: 195
- $500,000 to $749,999: 111
- $750,000 to $999,999: 34
- $1,000,000 or more: 52
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 88061:
- Less than $100: 119
- $100 to $149: 50
- $150 to $199: 40
- $200 to $249: 96
- $250 to $299: 93
- $300 to $349: 99
- $350 to $399: 124
- $400 to $449: 202
- $450 to $499: 180
- $500 to $549: 203
- $550 to $599: 196
- $600 to $649: 125
- $650 to $699: 100
- $700 to $749: 64
- $750 to $799: 45
- $800 to $899: 57
- $900 to $999: 16
- $1,000 to $1,249: 17
- No cash rent: 245
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $219,551.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,542
- Black or African American householders: $158,293
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $148,345
- Asian householders: $196,339
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $130,893
- Some other race householders: $147,123
- Two or more races householders: $158,468
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $145,553
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $165,443 (it was $92,100 in 2000)
| 88061: | $165,443 | | New Mexico: | $165,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,837 - $196,229
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $219,741| Here: | $219,741 | | State: | $232,294 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $309,085| Here: | $309,085 | | State: | $230,523 |
In 2-unit structures: $296,080| Here: | $296,080 | | State: | $301,973 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $369,434| Here: | $369,434 | | State: | $208,624 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $687,320| Here: | $687,320 | | State: | $166,506 |
Mobile homes: $75,461| Here: | $75,461 | | State: | $56,348 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,664| Here: | $35,664 | | State: | $42,007 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,159
- One, attached: 92
- Two: 265
- 3 or 4: 202
- 5 to 9: 90
- 10 to 19: 96
- 20 to 49: 68
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 2,837
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 223

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,618 (73%)
- Carpooled: 1,162 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 27 (0%)
- Bicycle: 55 (1%)
- Walked: 388 (5%)
- Other means: 77 (1%)
- Worked at home: 389 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 466
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1478
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1664
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1366
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1015
- 25 to 29 minutes: 161
- 30 to 34 minutes: 583
- 35 to 39 minutes: 61
- 40 to 44 minutes: 85
- 45 to 59 minutes: 169
- 60 to 89 minutes: 172
- 90 or more minutes: 132
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,840
- In family households: 16,983 (4,271 male householders, 1,326 female householders)
4,216 spouses, 6,029 children (5,466 natural, 139 adopted, 424 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 176 other relatives, 372 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,857 (1,175 male householders (940 living alone)), 1,286 female householders (1,190 living alone)), 396 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 404 (160 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,599 2-persons, 1,276 3-persons, 1,009 4-persons, 462 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,130 1-person, 290 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
3,253 married couples with children.
1,531 single-parent households (371 men, 1,160 women).
69.6% of residents of 88061 zip code speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 19% well, 4% not well, 1% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 7% well, 8% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% very well, 26% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 625 (3.1%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 8.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (67%)
- Canada (10%)
- Germany (3%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Taiwan (2%)
- Colombia (2%)
- Ireland (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 106
- 1990 to 1994: 53
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 77
- 1975 to 1979: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 84
- 1970 to 1974: 51
- 1965 to 1969: 209
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White population: 15,600
Black population: 130
American Indian population: 233
Asian population: 72
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 8
Some other race population: 3,663
Two or more races population: 661
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 8591 |
|  English: 1729 |
|  German: 1604 |
|  United States or American: 1537 |
|  Irish: 1004 |
|  Italian: 327 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 285 |
|  Scottish: 232 |
|  Norwegian: 225 |
|  French (except Basque): 224 |
|  Dutch: 177 |
|  Swedish: 170 |
|  Polish: 145 |
|  European: 126 |
|  French Canadian: 122 |
|  British: 78 |
|  Danish: 66 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 58 |
|  Finnish: 52 |
|  Slavic: 37 |
|  Welsh: 36 |
|  Celtic: 33 |
|  Greek: 29 |
|  Ukrainian: 25 |
|  Scandinavian: 22 |
|  Austrian: 21 |
|  Northern European: 20 |
|  Swiss: 19 |
|  Canadian: 16 |
|  African: 16 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 16 |
|  Hungarian: 15 |
|  Lithuanian: 14 |
|  Arab:: 11 |
|  Yugoslavian: 11 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Turkish: 10 |
|  Australian: 8 |
|  Croatian: 8 |
|  German Russian: 7 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7 |
|  West Indian: 7 |
|  Lebanese: 6 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Other Arab: 5 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 5 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- RIO DE ARENAS MOBILE HOME PARK (HIGHWAY 180 E in SILVER CITY, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1757, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES
Alternative names: RIO DE ARENAS MOBILE MANOR
- CENTURY 21 THOMPSON REALTY (607 N HUDSON STREET in SILVER CITY, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0775, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0775, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
- COLDWELL BANKER ENCHANTMENT REALTY (501 SILVER HEIGHTS BLVD in SILVER CITY, NM)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0795, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-0795, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
- GRANT JDC (201 N BLACK in SILVER CITY, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-23171001
Organizations: SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HARRISON SCHMITT ELEM. (ST. HWY 90 SOUTH in SILVER CITY, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-23171157
Organizations: SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HOMEBOUND/HOSPITAL (201 N. BLACK in SILVER CITY, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-23171998
Organizations: SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY (LITTLE WALNUT ROAD in SILVER CITY, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-23171115
Organizations: SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LA PLATA MIDDLE (3200 N. SILVER ST in SILVER CITY, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-23171145
Organizations: SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LA PLATA TRAILER PARK (#9 RIDGE RD in SILVER CITY, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0813, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES
- CTS DRY CLEANERS - SILVER CITY (1330 N POPE in SILVER CITY, 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: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Organizations: H&H PARTNERSHIP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NITA OR CHARLIE CORLISS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CTS CLEANERS, CTS DRY CLEANERS SHIRT & PANT LAUNDRY??
- FRANCISCO VILLEGAS (827 GOLD ST in SILVER CITY, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.
- CHINO MINES DIV-KENNECOTT COPPER CORP (HWY 90 in SILVER CITY, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: UNKNOWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GILA NATIONAL FOREST (3005 E. CAMINO DEL BOSQUE in SILVER CITY, NM). Federal Facility
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 88061
- Copper Manor Motel, 710 Silver HTS Blvd, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (505) 538-5392
- Econo Lodge Silver City, 1120 Hwy 180 E, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (800) 553-2666, Fax: (505) 534-2222
- Holiday Motor Hotel, 3420 Hwy 180 E, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (800) 828-8291, Fax: (505) 538-3711
- Holiday Inn Express, 1103 Superior St, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (505) 538-2525
- Comfort Inn, 1060 East Hwy 180, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (800) 228-5150, Fax: (505) 534-0778
- Super 8, 1040 E Us Hwy 180, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (505) 388-1983, Fax: (505) 534-1883
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 88061
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,574
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 (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Solar energy (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10833
- Northeast: 873
- Midwest: 2125
- South: 2246
- West: 3394
56% of the 88061 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 16,135. Population change in the 1990s: +4,232 (+26.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148
| Here: | 6.4% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77
| Here: | 5.8% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
| Here: | 6.6% | | New Mexico: | 11.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HAMILTON CONSULTING, LLC (4132 N GOLD ST in SILVER CITY, NM; small business): $441,730 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$168,480 with Army for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Signed on 2005-07-13. Completion date: 2005-08-04.
$162,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2005-08-04.
$70,000 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2006-09-29.
$41,250 with Army for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Signed on 2005-12-21. Completion date: 2005-08-04.
- SOUTHWEST CONCRETE & PAVING, I (1955 HILLTOP ROAD in SILVER CITY, NM; small business): $130,063 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Miscellaneous Construction Materials by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $30,245; 2003: $99,818; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$49,440 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2002-08-06.
$30,245 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2002-08-09. Completion date: 2002-08-06.
$25,189 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
$25,189 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
- TERRA NOVA LANDSCAPING, INC (1805 WEST MARKET STREET in SILVER CITY, NM; small business): $10,955 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $5,580; 2004: $-1,620; 2005: $3,960; 2006: $3,035.
Biggest contracts:
$5,580 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-12-30. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$3,960, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$3,035, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-21. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-21. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Computer Related Services (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 10)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 10, 1-4: 13)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 192 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 102 people in nursing homes
- 55 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 51 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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