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Workers apply insulation to the exterior of a sound stage being built at Albuquerque Studios, part of a $74 million investment at Mesa del Sol south of Albuquerque International Airport. The studio, owned by Pacifica Ventures, eventually will have eight sound stages on the 54-acre site and employ 2,000 people. Mesa del Sol is just one of the growth areas helping Albuquerque boom.
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How do you convey Albuquerque? For the next few days, we're getting digital.
Behind the trends and beyond the stories, we'll visit the numbers that define our lives: what we eat (and how much), how old we are, where we pray, how many of us spend time in jail.
Of course, this isn't every number. It could never be. (You can comment at www.abqtrib.com if you think there are some we missed.)
But here's a digital snapshot of how the city is growing and changing.
Number of New Mexicans as of July 1, 2005: 1,928,384, 25.3 percent of whom were under 18 and 13.6 percent of whom were 65 or older.
By 2030, that's projected to rise to 2,099,708. Meanwhile, the state's young people will make up 21.7 percent of the population, while those 65 and older will rise to 26.4 percent
Number of AARP members in New Mexico: 249,794, a 3.3 percent increase from 2001 when the number was 220,398.
Number of building permits issued through November in the metro area: 6,220.
Number of existing homes sold through November 30: 12,633, a 3.17 percent drop from the same period in 2005.
Amount of residential solid waste picked up by the city this fiscal year: 190,527 tons - 12,024 tons more than three years earlier.
The median income for New Mexico families, meaning the point at which half make more and half make less: $46,200. That's $13,400 a year less than the median family income nationally.
New Mexico's obesity rate: 21.2 percent, which places it low on the charts at 41st in the nation.
Number of listings for "cellular and wireless phones and service" in the Dex yellow pages directory: 83. Number of listings for old-fashioned "telephone service - long distance": 5.
Number of average daily riders on the Rail Runner Express commuter train, which runs from Bernalillo to Los Lunas: 1,600 to 2,000, varying on the day of the week.
The estimated average daily number of passenger vehicles that travel I-25 on the same path as the Rail Runner: 278,000.
Number of homes estimated to be built at the Mesa del Sol development south of Albuquerque International Sunport: 37,500.
Number of seats in the state equestrian and rodeo facility planned for Mesa del Sol: 7,000.
Number of acres within the Westland development, sold recently to California developer SunCal Companies: 57,000.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, AARP New Mexico, DataTraq, Albuquerque Metropolitan Board of Realtors, City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Management Department, City of Albuquerque, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Trust for America's Health, Mid-Region Council of Governments.
