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Tijeras, New Mexico

Tijeras, New Mexico, in Bernalillo county, is 14 miles E of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The people of the village are in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Tijeras has a population of 474.

The People and Families of Tijeras

In Tijeras, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Tijeras had a median family income of $46,250.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Tijeras residents, with $6,725. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Tijeras Housing

In Tijeras, 73% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Tijeras, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	14 miles E of Albuquerque, New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Metro Area	Albuquerque
Standard Zip Codes	87059
Phone Area Codes	505
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	35.081
Longitude	-106.387

Station	ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 48 F
Apr Temp	41 to 71 F
Jul Temp	65 to 92 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	9.4 inches

Station	STANLEY 1 NNE
Distance	24.5 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 43 F
Apr Temp	31 to 65 F
Jul Temp	54 to 87 F
Oct Temp	33 to 68 F
Annual Precip	13.7 inches

Station	PECOS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Distance	51.3 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 47 F
Apr Temp	31 to 63 F
Jul Temp	53 to 85 F
Oct Temp	34 to 67 F
Annual Precip	17.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	474	100%
Male	245	51.7%
Female	229	48.3%
Under 18	127	26.8%
18+	347	73.2%
65+	49	10.3%
Median Age	38.9
Average Family Size	3.02
White	312	65.8%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	1.1%
Other	133	28.1%
Mixed Race	23	4.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	267	56.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	499
Growth	25
Growth %	5.3%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	68.9%
US/American	6.6%
English	6.3%
German	4.6%
Irish	3.5%
Swedish	2.6%
Italian	1.4%
Dutch	1.4%
European	1.2%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
French Canadian	0.9%
Scandinavian	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Celtic	0.3%
Macedonian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Tijeras	474	$46,250
Albuquerque	448,607	$46,979
Bernalillo	6,611	$36,286
Corrales	7,334	$79,331
Edgewood	1,893	$45,952
Los Ranchos	5,092	$77,150
Moriarty	1,765	$31,957

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