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Bernalillo County, NM

671,747 Population
1,161.2 square miles 578.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,857 ±$1,525 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,136 ±$2,622 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.3% ±1.4% (94,544  ±9,198) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.3 minutes ±0.8 (6,497,340  ±278,466) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 24 20,554,380 (±0.5 / ±549,488)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

284,829 ±2,692 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (659,291  ±1,228) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±0.9% (5,585  ±1,456) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

305,811 ±538 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$324,500 ±$5,842 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.6% ±1.4% (90,427  ±9,238.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±2.4% (432,578  ±11,589.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.5% ±1.5% (184,920  ±7,153.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.6% (77,640  ±7,198) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±0.6% (39,962  ±3,295) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
39,962 Total veterans ±3,295 35,690 Male ±2,994 4,272 Female ±1,226

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