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Albuquerque, NM

560,283 Population
187.3 square miles 2,991.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 40 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3

Economics

$39,132 ±$1,445 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $38,356 ±$1,073
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $35,510 ±$691
$67,907 ±$2,729 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $67,640 ±$2,150
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $62,268 ±$1,281

14.7% ±1.9% (81,126  ±10,421) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 14.4% 131,437 (±1.3% / ±11,712)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 368,669 (±0.9% / ±18,140)

23 minutes ±1 (5,698,325  ±292,330) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 25.3 9,693,215 (±0.9 / ±419,635)
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 19,644,764 (±0.5 / ±533,870)

Families

243,664 ±2,904 Number of households
  • the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 381,326 ±3,384
  • New Mexico: 856,580 ±6,374
2.3 ±0 (551,271  ±314) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 2.4 909,226 (±0 / ±2,833)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 † 2,071,290 (±,648.6 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±1.1% (5,759  ±1,526) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 5.1% † 10,939 (±1% / ±2,114)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,730 (±0.7% / ±3,267)

Housing

259,224 ±2,537 Number of housing units
  • the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 405,504 ±1,151
  • New Mexico: 965,373 ±173

$300,100 ±$7,450 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $297,100 ±$5,367
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $256,300 ±$5,161

13.3% ±1.4% (73,952  ±7,631.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 11.8% 107,470 (±1.1% / ±9,851.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,807 (±0.7% / ±13,762.4)

Social

90.1% ±2.5% (359,732  ±10,637.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 89.5% 586,165 (±1.9% / ±12,856.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.5% 1,287,157 (±1.2% / ±18,157.6)
39.6% ±1.6% (157,968  ±6,603.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 35.7% 233,652 (±1.2% / ±7,880.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.7% 465,561 (±0.7% / ±10,724.1)

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

11% ±1% (61,456  ±5,610) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 9.4% 87,211 (±0.8% / ±7,296)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 10.2% † 215,697 (±2,680.5% / ±10,406)

6.8% ±0.6% (30,356  ±2,504) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 7.7% 56,083 (±0.4% / ±3,248)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.4% 122,492 (±0.3% / ±5,087)
30,356 Total veterans ±2,504 26,941 Male ±2,427 3,415 Female ±886

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