Albuquerque vs Kirtland AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Albuquerque has the higher population (562,488 vs 3,421 in Kirtland AFB). Kirtland AFB has the higher median household income ($79,301 vs $65,604 in Albuquerque). Since 2019, Albuquerque's population has grown faster (+0.6% vs -20.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
Population	562,488	3,421
Median age	38.7 yrs	23.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,604	$79,301
Median home value	$266,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,788
Housing units	256,861	1,276
Homeownership rate	61.5%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
Population	559,374 → 562,488 (+0.6%)	4,279 → 3,421 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$52,911 → $65,604 (+24.0%)	$61,645 → $79,301 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$198,200 → $266,700 (+34.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,085 (+24.3%)	$1,399 → $1,788 (+27.8%)

Albuquerque

Population

559,374562,488

Median household income

$52,911$65,604

Median home value

$198,200$266,700

Median gross rent

$873$1,085

Kirtland AFB

Population

4,2793,421

Median household income

$61,645$79,301

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
Under 5	5.1%	14.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	23.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	22.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	1.5%
75 and over	6.8%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	38.0%	49.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	12.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	0.2%
Asian	3.1%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	47.9%	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
Drove alone	73.2%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.5%
Public transit	1.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.8%	1.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
1-unit, detached	62.0%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	38.1%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Albuquerque	Kirtland AFB
Poverty rate	16.0%	12.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	9
Median year structure built	1982	2002