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Moving to Placitas, New Mexico

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Population: 3,452
Males: 1,662 (48.1%), Females: 1,790 (51.9%)

Zip code: 87043

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $60,597
Median house value: $267,700

Population by Race

Races in Placitas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.3%)
  • Hispanic (20.2%)
  • Other race (10.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (16.5%), German (15.8%), Irish (11.3%), Italian (6.1%), French (4.8%), United States (4.1%).

Land area: 29.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Placitas

  • High school or higher: 93.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 25.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Placitas CDP

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

4.1% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.2% Latin America, 0.8% North America, 0.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Placitas:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Placitas:

  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 23 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Abbreviation: ABQ)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 144 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; Abbreviation: SRR)
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 152 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Abbreviation: ALS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Placitas:

  • SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES EAST (about 26 miles; EDGEWOOD, NM; Abbreviation: 1N1)
  • DOUBLE EAGLE II (about 27 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Abbreviation: AEG)
  • SANTA FE MUNI (about 33 miles; SANTA FE, NM; Abbreviation: SAF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Placitas:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 14 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 154 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 155 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 167 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)

Public primary/middle school in Placitas:

  • PLACITAS ELEM (Students: 151; Location: 05 CALLE DEL CABON; Grades: PK – 05)

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