Rio Arriba County Information
Rio Arriba in
New Mexico occupies
5,896 square miles and has a 2006 population of
40,949, a change from a 2000 population of
41,191 and
34,365 in 1990.
14.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11% percent is 25-35, and
13.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
12 acts of violent crime reported in
Rio Arriba in 2004, a change from
45 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,064 people:
4.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.1%.
Read more about
Rio Arriba, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 5,896 sq. miles | Ranked 67 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 40,949 | Ranked 1,135 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 40,633 | |
| Population 2000 | 41,191 | Ranked 1,074 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 34,365 | Ranked 1,158 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 82.8% | |
| African American | .7% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 15.5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 12 | 45 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 9 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 11 | 131 |
| Burglaries | 9 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 21,934 | 19,217 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,064 | 1,167 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 6.1% |
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