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Belen, New Mexico QuickFacts

	Belen, New Mexico	United States
Total population	6,901	281,421,906
State	New Mexico
City	belen

Belen, New Mexico Population

	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
Male	3,297	47.78%	49.06%
Female	3,604	52.22%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.6		35.3

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	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
18 years and over	4,915	71.22%	74.31%
21 years and over	4,591	66.53%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,211	17.55%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,044	15.13%	12.43%

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	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
White	4,658	67.5%	75.14%
Black or African American	74	1.07%	12.32%
Asian	12	0.17%	3.64%
Some other race	1,877	27.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	280	4.06%	2.43%

Belen, New Mexico Housing

	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
Total households	2,596		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,779	68.53%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	817	31.47%	31.94%

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	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
Total housing units	2,845		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	356	12.51%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,596	91.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,815	63.8%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	781	27.45%	30.77%

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	Belen, New Mexico	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	130	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	923	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	213	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	60	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	19	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	6	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,700	119,600

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	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	594	22.88%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	620	23.88%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	338	13.02%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	363	13.98%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	231	8.9%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	377	14.52%	9.65%

Belen, New Mexico Education

	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,781		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	53	2.98%	6.47%
Kindergarten	65	3.65%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	997	55.98%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	384	21.56%	21.38%
College or graduate school	282	15.83%	22.81%

Belen, New Mexico Economy

	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
Population 16 years and over	5,046		217,168,077
In labor force	2,831	56.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,826	56.0%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,603	51.59%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	223	4.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	5	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,215	43.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,718	53.86%	51.66%
In labor force	1,328	26.32%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,323	26.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,201	23.8%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	517	10.25%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	316		12,787,501

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	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,552		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	398	15.6%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	312	12.23%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	486	19.04%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	361	14.15%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	451	17.67%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	328	12.85%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	156	6.11%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	39	1.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	0.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	16	0.63%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,754		41,994

	Belen, New Mexico	%, Belen, New Mexico	United States
With earnings	1,852	36.7%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	34,096		56,604
With Social Security income	834	16.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,903		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	174	3.45%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,660		6,320
With public assistance income	141	2.79%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,967		3,032
With retirement income	491	9.73%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,932		17,376

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