Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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Bernalillo County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for total population (101st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	673,930	2,120,246	334,922,499	101st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,473	$64,059	$80,734	1236th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	39.4	38.9	2267th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.2%	31.0%	35.7%	338th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$292,900	$248,100	$332,700	666th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,144	$1,067	$1,413	635th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.2%	17.8%	12.5%	1241st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.0%	5.2%	1051st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	580.3	17.5	n/a	296th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.5%	9.4%	14.1%	358th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1477th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.5%	70.0%	65.2%	2778th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	23.5	26.4	1934th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	12.2%	15.1%	438th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1313th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.7%	40.9%	46.9%	3033rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.5%	n/a	n/a	937th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49.1%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.7	62.7	61.4

Age in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	39.5	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	285,495	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.1%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.2%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.0%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,690	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.1%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.2%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	302,746	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.3%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,629	$1,731	n/a

Education in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.2%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.1%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	73.4%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	21.0%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.5%	25.3%	16.7%

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