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albuquerque_presentation_1.pptxOur Community Albuquerque, New Mexico
BY: Karen Byfield, Tania Gonzalez, Nelly Jacobo, Shawna Maggard
Community information
Founded in 1706 as Spanish colonial
Population 559,121 people
Most populated city in New Mexico out of 432 cities
Holds largest racial & ethnic groups
Average household income $47,030
Mountain, desert, and elevation area
The federal government is the largest employer
(Wikipedia, 2017)
Albuquerque, New Mexico was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of Villa de Albuquerque. In 2015 it’s population was 559,121. It’s Known to have the
highest elevation. It’s elevation is 4,900 feet above sea level. It is positioned southwest. The climate is usually sunny and dry. There is a large variety of ethnic groups residing in this community. Hispanic account for 46.7%, white 42.1%, Native Americans 4.6%, Blacks 3.8%, Asian 2.6%, and multiracial 4.6%. The federal government accounts for one quarter of New Mexico jobs. A large percent of federal jobs are related to military and national observations. The topography is marked by wide deserts, heavy forested mountains wilderness, and high bare peaks (Wikipedia, 2017).
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Community information
Much of state incomes is derived from it’s mineral wealth
19.2% live in poverty
89.0% are high school graduate or higher
14.0% of individual’s lack health insurance
CDC, (n.d.)
According to Info please.com New Mexico is the leading producer of uranium, ore, manganese, potash, salt, perlite, cooper, natural gas, beryllium, and tin concentrates. According to CDC (n.d.) 19.2% of individuals in Albuquerque live in poverty. 89% of individual’s are high school graduates or obtained higher education. 14% of individuals remain without health insurance due to financial status. Obesity continues to be a problem for this community.
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Community statistics
Albuquerque houses 866 registered sex offenders as of February 2017 (city Data, 2017)
Violet crime rate is 530.5 compared to united states average rate of 207.7 (city data, 2017)
Holds the highest teen alcohol and drug abuse (Nashanson, 2014)
Teen suicide is twice the national average (nashanson, 2014)
22,463 of children ages 17 and younger are homeless (nashanson, 2014)
According to CityData.com, (2017) there are 866 sex offenders living in Albuquerque as of 2017. Albuquerque has a high crime rate when compared to the average United States crime. Teenage drinking and drug use rate obtains the highest place. Teen suicide is greater than the national average. Albuquerque also ranked 47th out of 50 will the greatest number of homeless children. As you can see many children's life is at risk.
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Community languages
There are two primary languages:
English
Spanish
The two primary languages used in Albuquerque consist of English and Spanish. Due to a large use of Spanish language, some language barriers exist.
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Community health problems
Obesity
Heart disease
Cancer
About 59.8% of adults are overweight and 25.1% of adults are obese. About 14.6% of adolescents are overweight and 13.5% are obese. Children account for 13.2% overweight and 11.7% obese. Due to the lack of health coverage and readily availability of fast food many individuals are experiencing a high number of heart disease and cancer incidents (CDC, 2017).
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