Bernalillo County vs Sandoval County

A side-by-side comparison of Bernalillo County and Sandoval County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bernalillo County and Sandoval County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bernalillo County has the higher population (674,357 vs 151,538 in Sandoval County). Sandoval County has the higher median household income ($84,053 vs $66,514 in Bernalillo County). Sandoval County has the higher median home value ($282,300 vs $268,500 in Bernalillo County).

Population, income & housing

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
Population	674,357	151,538
Median age	39.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,514	$84,053
Median home value	$268,500	$282,300
Median gross rent	$1,087	$1,408
Housing units	301,278	59,759
Homeownership rate	64.3%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
Population	677,858 → 674,357 (-0.5%)	142,704 → 151,538 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$53,329 → $66,514 (+24.7%)	$63,802 → $84,053 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$199,300 → $268,500 (+34.7%)	$200,900 → $282,300 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,087 (+24.4%)	$1,117 → $1,408 (+26.1%)

Bernalillo County

Population

677,858674,357

Median household income

$53,329$66,514

Median home value

$199,300$268,500

Median gross rent

$874$1,087

Sandoval County

Population

142,704151,538

Median household income

$63,802$84,053

Median home value

$200,900$282,300

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.3%
75 and over	7.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	41.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	11.1%
Asian	2.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	48.9%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
No high school diploma	9.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
Drove alone	73.3%	73.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.7%
Walked	1.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.8%	15.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
1-unit, detached	64.3%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	10.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Bernalillo County	Sandoval County
Poverty rate	15.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1982	1996