Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Rio Arriba County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 41,190. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 15,271 (5,896 ). 15,171 km² (5,858 sq mi) of it is land and 100 km² (38 sq mi) of it (0.65%) is water. The highest point in the county is the of Truchas Peak at 13,102'.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,190 people, 15,044 households, and 10,816 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 18,016 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.62%, 0.35% or , 13.88% , 0.14% , 0.11% , 25.62% from , and 3.28% from two or more races. 72.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,044 households out of which 36.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.80% were living together, 15.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,429, and the median income for a family was $32,901. Males had a median income of $26,897 versus $22,223 for females. The for the county was $14,263. About 16.60% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 22.90% of those age 65 or over.

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