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Population (year 2000): 25,625. Estimated
population in July 2005: 25,300 (-1.3% change)
Males: 12,343 (48.2%), Females: 13,282 (51.8%)
Eddy County
Zip codes:
88220.
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $30,658 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,500 (year 2000)
Races in Carlsbad:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.8%)
- Hispanic (36.7%)
- Other race (15.8%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Black (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.6%), English (9.8%),
United States (8.7%), Irish (8.2%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish
(2.0%).
Elevation: 3111 feet
Land area: 28.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carlsbad
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carlsbad city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 12.4%
4.0% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +232 (+0.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Carlsbad:
- CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER (2340 W PIERCE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carlsbad:
- ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ARTESIA,
NM)
- NOR LEA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 65 miles; LOVINGTON,
NM)
- NOR LEA GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 65 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carlsbad:
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 6 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 65 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 73 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carlsbad:
- ARTESIA MUNI (about 35 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)
- LEA COUNTY-ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL (about 69 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM; ID: E06)
- EUNICE (about 70 miles; EUNICE, NM; ID: E04)
Colleges/Universities in Carlsbad:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-CARLSBAD
(Full-time enrollment: 699; Location: 1500 UNIVERSITY
DR; Public; Website: cavern.nmsu.edu/)
- COLLEGE OF THE SOUTHWEST-CARLSBAD (FT
enrollment: 122; Location: 500 W CHURCH; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.CSW.EDU; Offers Master's
degree)
- EDDY COUNTY BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
53; Location: 1115 W MERMOD ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carlsbad:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 129 miles; ODESSA, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 136
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; ALPINE,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 151 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 152 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 155 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 163 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
Public high school in Carlsbad:
- CARLSBAD HIGH (Students: 1,828; Location:
3000 WEST CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Carlsbad:
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 117;
Location: 2107 WEST CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Carlsbad:
- P.R. LEYVA MIDDLE (Students: 780; Location:
800 WEST CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALTA VISTA MIDDLE (Students: 625; Location:
301 S. ALTA VISTA STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ECE CENTER (Students: 539; Location: 1801 W.
LEA; Grades: PK - 01)
- SUNSET ELEM (Students: 349; Location: 923
NORTH WALTER STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- MONTERREY ELEM (Students: 303; Location: 1101
NORTH NINTH STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- JOE STANLEY SMITH EL (Students: 255;
Location: 505 S. ALTA VISTA ST.; Grades: 01 - 05)
- RIVERSIDE ELEM (Students: 243; Location: 1600
JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- HILLCREST ELEM (Students: 235; Location: 215
NORTH SIXTH STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- PUCKETT ELEM (Students: 207; Location: 2212
PRIMROSE STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- JEFFERSON MONESSORI (Students: 193; Location:
1518 ORCHARD LANE; Grades: KG - 10)
Private primary/middle school in Carlsbad:
- ST EDWARDS SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location:
805 WALTER STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
Library in Carlsbad:
- CARLSBAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$539,467; Location: 101 S. HALAGUENO; 62,489 books;
1,043 audio materials; 1,218 video materials; 215 serial
subscriptions)
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