Census Reporter

Albuquerque, NM Metro Area

915,986 Population
9,283.4 square miles 98.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 38.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,397 ±$364 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $27,945 ±$223
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$55,370 ±$847 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $51,243 ±$514
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

15.5% ±0.5% (140,156  ±4,574) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 18.6% 381,026 (±0.4% / ±7,765)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

24.1 minutes ±0.3 (9,333,495  ±142,078) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 22.7 18,817,440 (±0.2 / ±218,888)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

357,445 ±1,421 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 792,755 ±2,457
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (904,541  ±817) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.6 2,054,102 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.2% ±0.4% (11,005  ±948) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,018 (±0.3% / ±1,300)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

392,001 ±327 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 943,568 ±353
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$199,700 ±$2,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $175,700 ±$1,688
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

13.5% ±0.5% (122,347  ±4,230.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 13% 270,474 (±0.3% / ±6,245.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.6% ±1% (566,814  ±6,048.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 86.5% 1,224,222 (±0.6% / ±9,049.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
33% ±0.5% (208,752  ±3,433.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 28.1% 398,288 (±0.3% / ±4,812.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

8.9% ±0.3% (81,172  ±2,815) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 193,223 (±0.2% / ±4,497)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

9.3% ±0.2% (65,925  ±1,708) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 8.8% 141,558 (±0.2% / ±2,813)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
65,925 Total veterans ±1,708 58,619 Male ±1,479 7,306 Female ±896

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