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Population (year 2000): 572
Males: 273 (47.7%), Females: 299 (52.3%)
Taos County
Zip code:
87553
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $23,088 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,500 (year 2000)
Races in Penasco:
- Hispanic (91.3%)
- Other race (82.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (5.9%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (4.0%), English (2.3%), German
(1.0%), United States (1.0%).
Elevation: 7685 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Penasco
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 43.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Penasco CDP
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Penasco:
- HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TAOS, NM)
- ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; SANTA FE, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Penasco:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 88
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 101 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 158 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Penasco:
- TAOS RGNL (about 20 miles; TAOS, NM; ID: SKX)
- SAN JUAN PUEBLO (about 27 miles; ESPANOLA, NM; ID:
Q14)
- ANGEL FIRE (about 33 miles; ANGEL FIRE, NM; ID: AXX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Penasco:
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LAS
VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,147)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
93 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 99
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 104
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 165 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
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