South Rio Arriba, New Mexico

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Rio Arriba County

Population in July 2007: 8,828.

Males: 4,404	(49.9%)
Females: 4,424	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,200 (it was $30,738 in 2000)

South Rio Arriba	$29,200
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $141,800 (it was $123,800 in 2000)

South Rio Arriba	$141,800
New Mexico:	$155,400

South Rio Arriba, NM residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in South Rio Arriba:

Hispanic (85.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (61.7%)
Other race (31.3%)
Two or more races (4.0%)

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

2008 cost of living index in South Rio Arriba: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6280 feet

Land area: 216.1 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in South Rio Arriba

High school or higher: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 10.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Rio Arriba CCD

Never married: 29.7%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 13.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
New Mexico:	8.2%

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

South Rio Arriba:	0.4% ($435)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

South Rio Arriba satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (30.0 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (77.6 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (449.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Alcalde, NM (0.3 miles ), San Juan, NM (2.7 miles ), San Juan Pueblo, NM (2.8 miles ), Espanola, NM (6.2 miles ), Santa Cruz, NM (6.8 miles ), Cuartelez, NM (7.6 miles ), Sombrillo, NM (7.7 miles ), La Puebla, NM (7.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.09 N, Longitude: 106.06 W

17 people in homes for the mentally retarded

South Rio Arriba household income distribution

South Rio Arriba home values distribution

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Public administration (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near South Rio Arriba:

ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SANTA FE, NM)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Rio Arriba:

ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 82 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 94 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 138 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Rio Arriba:

SAN JUAN PUEBLO (about 6 miles; ESPANOLA, NM; ID: Q14)
LOS ALAMOS (about 22 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM; ID: LAM)
SANTA FE MUNI (about 33 miles; SANTA FE, NM; ID: SAF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Rio Arriba:

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 74 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 80 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 149 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 152 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)

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Notable locations in South Rio Arriba: Embudo Gaging Station Historic Site (A), Embudo Historic District (B), La Plaza (C), Llanito del Chapulin (D), Gavilan (E), Old San Juan (F), Olla de los Encinos, La (G), San Antonio de Padua Morada (H), Alcalde Weather Station (I), Torreon Indian Shop (J), San Juan Pueblo Community Library (K), Los Luceros Hacienda (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in South Rio Arriba include: Capilla de San Rafael (A), Capilla de San Pedro (B), Capilla de San Jose (C), Capilla de San Antonio (D), Capilla de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (E), Alcalde United Methodist Church (F), Immaculate Conception Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoirs: Clara Peak Trick Tank (A), Truchas Trick Tank (B), Upper Entranas West Trick Tank (C), Lower Entranas Trick Tank (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oso, Rio del (A), Palacio, Arroyo del (B), Buena Vista, Canada de (C), Pueblito, Arroyo del (D), Pueblo Arroyo (E), Ojo Caliente, Rio (F), Ojitos, Arroyo del (G), Pueblo, Arroyo del (H), Ojito, Canada de (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in South Rio Arriba include: Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker (1), Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker (2), Embudo Stream-Gaging Station Historical Marker (3), San Gabriel on the Camino Real Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: San Juan Pueblo Post Office (A), Alcalde Post Office (B), Velarde Post Office (C), Ranchitos Post Office (D), Tapicitoes Post Office (E), Ojo Caliente Post Office (F), Embudo Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.0%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.0%
Whole state:	18.4%

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

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

South Rio Arriba compared to New Mexico state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Rio Arriba County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)

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 between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Rio Arriba:

KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
KRSN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: REAL RADIO, L.L.C.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Rio Arriba:

KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KQBA (107.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: HUTTON MEDIA, L.L.C.)
KSFQ (101.1 FM; WHITE ROCK, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KZNM (106.7 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, 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.)
KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KAJZ (105.1 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KRZY-FM (105.9 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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