Kirtland AFB vs Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

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

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

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque has the higher population (5,869 vs 3,421 in Kirtland AFB). Kirtland AFB has the higher median household income ($79,301 vs $70,801 in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque). Since 2019, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's population has grown faster (-4.0% vs -20.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Population	3,421	5,869
Median age	23.7 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,301	$70,801
Median home value	—	$442,100
Median gross rent	$1,788	$990
Housing units	1,276	2,566
Homeownership rate	2.2%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Population	4,279 → 3,421 (-20.1%)	6,114 → 5,869 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$61,645 → $79,301 (+28.6%)	$64,732 → $70,801 (+9.4%)
Median home value	—	$447,700 → $442,100 (-1.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,399 → $1,788 (+27.8%)	$760 → $990 (+30.3%)

Kirtland AFB

Population

4,2793,421

Median household income

$61,645$79,301

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,788

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

Population

6,1145,869

Median household income

$64,732$70,801

Median home value

$447,700$442,100

Median gross rent

$760$990

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Under 5	14.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	23.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	22.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	1.5%	13.6%
75 and over	0.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	48.1%
Black or African American	12.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	42.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
No high school diploma	2.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	9.3%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Drove alone	78.6%	72.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	4.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.7%	20.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
1-unit, detached	39.6%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	38.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Kirtland AFB	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Poverty rate	12.9%	12.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	9	23
Median year structure built	2002	1969