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Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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Overview for Rio Arriba
County, NM
Part of: Espanola NM,
Micropolitan Area
Part of: Santa Fe-Espanola NM,
Combined Statistical Area |
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Rio Arriba County is
one of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
5,857.6 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 7.0 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 63.6%. On
the 2000 census form, 96.7% of the
population reported only one race, with
0.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 72.9% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.71
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.19 persons.
In 2005 health care and social
assistance was the largest of 20 major
sectors. It had an average wage per job
of $23,799. Per capita income grew by
41.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted
for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
40,828 |
Covered
Employment |
12,153 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
18.8% |
Avg wage
per job |
$24,964 |
| Households
(2000) |
15,044 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
2.2% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
22,424 |
Avg wage
per job |
$28,901 |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
6.1 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$21,698 |
Avg wage
per job |
D |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$32,468 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
20.0% |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
17.9 |
Avg wage
per job |
$23,799 |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
73.0 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.8% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
15.4 |
Avg wage
per job |
$30,840 |
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