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Language Spoken At Home in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,282 | 100% |
English only | 11,968 | 51.4% |
Language other than English | 11,314 | 48.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,893 | 16.7% |
Spanish | 11,100 | 47.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,786 | 16.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 82 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 17 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 115 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 90 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,162 | 100% |
American | 579 | 2.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 137 | 0.5% |
Danish | 80 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 235 | 0.9% |
English | 1,683 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 270 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 27 | 0.1% |
German | 2,011 | 8.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 17 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,875 | 7.5% |
Italian | 561 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 128 | 0.5% |
Polish | 128 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.2% |
Russian | 10 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 101 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 243 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 83 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 61 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 20 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,105 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,999 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,439 | 26.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,262 | 46.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,384 | 15.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 432 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 239 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,305 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 816 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 3,106 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,730 | 30.0% |
65 years and over | 1,349 | 14.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,755 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,445 | 37.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,823 | 100% |
Householder | 9,105 | 36.7% |
Spouse | 4,285 | 17.3% |
Child | 8,551 | 34.4% |
Other relatives | 1,842 | 7.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,040 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 405 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,655 | 100% |
Never married | 2,914 | 30.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,126 | 53.1% |
Separated | 224 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 279 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,112 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,998 | 100% |
Never married | 2,842 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,487 | 44.9% |
Separated | 344 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 1,277 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 1,048 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 282 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 106 | 37.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 641 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 421 | 65.7% |
Less than 1 year | 128 | 20.0% |
1 or 2 years | 69 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 42 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 182 | 28.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 421 | 100% |
Who are female | 271 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 296 | 70.3% |
School Enrollment in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,435 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 578 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 412 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,684 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,673 | 26.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,088 | 16.9% |
Educational Attainment in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,071 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,944 | 18.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,859 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,119 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,278 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 729 | 4.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,192 | 7.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 950 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 70.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.3% |
Veteran Status in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,385 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,203 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,843 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,112 | 16.6% |
Under 18 years | 6,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 231 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 13,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,854 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 4,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,027 | 42.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,880 | 100% |
Same house | 20,495 | 82.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,213 | 16.9% |
Same county | 2,515 | 10.1% |
Different county | 1,698 | 6.8% |
Same state | 412 | 1.7% |
Different state | 1,286 | 5.2% |
Abroad | 172 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,162 | 100% |
Native | 21,170 | 84.1% |
Born in United States | 20,955 | 83.3% |
State of residence | 11,594 | 46.1% |
Different state | 9,361 | 37.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 215 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 3,992 | 15.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,992 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,154 | 28.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,838 | 71.1% |
Year of Entry in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,207 | 100% |
Native | 215 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 215 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,992 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 82 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,910 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Luna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,992 | 100% |
Europe | 84 | 2.1% |
Asia | 52 | 1.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,825 | 95.8% |
Northern America | 31 | 0.8% |