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Population (year 2000): 1,116. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,078 (-3.4% change)
Males: 521 (46.7%), Females: 595 (53.3%)
Torrance County
Zip code:
87036
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $21,146 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,100 (year 2000)
Races in Mountainair:
- Hispanic (53.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.8%)
- Other race (29.5%)
- Two or more races (5.6%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Black (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.4%), United States (7.9%),
English (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Irish (3.0%), Scottish
(2.3%).
Elevation: 6499 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mountainair
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mountainair town
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 48.7%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 12.6%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +188 (+20.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainair:
- LOVELACE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 45 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE,
NM)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE,
NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mountainair:
- ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 44 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 89 miles; RUIDOSO, NM;
ID: SRR)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 116 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainair:
- MOUNTAINAIR MUNI (about 3 miles; MOUNTAINAIR, NM;
ID: Q04)
- ESTANCIA MUNI (about 22 miles; ESTANCIA, NM; ID:
E92)
- MORIARTY (about 37 miles; MORIARTY, NM; ID: 0E0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mountainair:
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 47
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
50 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 158
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 158
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 190 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
Public high school in Mountainair:
- MOUNTAINAIR HIGH (Students: 176; Location:
512 SOUTH ROSS; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Mountainair:
- NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 31;
Location: P O BOX 657; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mountainair:
- MOUNTAINAIR ELEM (Students: 193; Location:
405 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Mountainair:
- MOUNTAINAIR LIBRARY (Operating income:
$35,088; Location: 110 ROOSEVELT AVE. P.O. BOX 100;
1,295 books; 1 audio materials; 355 video materials; 5
serial subscriptions)
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