Bernalillo County vs Santa Fe County

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

Bernalillo County and Santa Fe 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 155,175 in Santa Fe County). Santa Fe County has the higher median household income ($74,689 vs $66,514 in Bernalillo County). Santa Fe County has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $268,500 in Bernalillo County).

Population, income & housing

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
Population	674,357	155,175
Median age	39.3 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,514	$74,689
Median home value	$268,500	$416,900
Median gross rent	$1,087	$1,318
Housing units	301,278	77,686
Homeownership rate	64.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.4%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
Population	677,858 → 674,357 (-0.5%)	149,293 → 155,175 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$53,329 → $66,514 (+24.7%)	$61,200 → $74,689 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$199,300 → $268,500 (+34.7%)	$291,800 → $416,900 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,087 (+24.4%)	$1,048 → $1,318 (+25.8%)

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

Santa Fe County

Population

149,293155,175

Median household income

$61,200$74,689

Median home value

$291,800$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,318

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
Under 5	5.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.9%
75 and over	7.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	44.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	2.6%
Asian	2.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48.9%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
No high school diploma	9.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	22.3%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
Drove alone	73.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.6%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
1-unit, detached	64.3%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.0%
20 or more units	10.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Bernalillo County	Santa Fe County
Poverty rate	15.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1982	1989