Bernalillo County, New Mexico

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 674,357
Median household income: $66,514
Median home value: $268,500

Bernalillo County, New Mexico counts 674,357 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $66,514 is above the New Mexico median ($62,125).

From 2019 to 2023, Bernalillo County's population held roughly steady from 677,858 to 674,357, while its median household income rose 24.7% from $53,329 to $66,514.

73.3% of workers drive to work alone. 64.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 674,357
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,514
Median home value: $268,500
Median gross rent: $1,087
Housing units: 301,278
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

677,858674,357

Median household income

$53,329$66,514

Median home value

$199,300$268,500

Median gross rent

$874$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	677,858	$53,329	$199,300	$874
2020	679,037	$54,308	$205,500	$892
2021	674,919	$56,920	$216,200	$934
2022	674,692	$62,220	$247,300	$1,017
2023	674,357	$66,514	$268,500	$1,087

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,888	5.0%
5 to 17	105,437	15.6%
18 to 24	60,127	8.9%
25 to 34	97,429	14.4%
35 to 44	91,934	13.6%
45 to 54	79,208	11.7%
55 to 64	86,449	12.8%
65 to 74	72,367	10.7%
75 and over	47,518	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	254,583	37.8%
Black or African American	17,205	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26,758	4.0%
Asian	18,315	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	346	0.1%
Some other race	4,440	0.7%
Two or more races	22,761	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	329,949	48.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45,548	9.6%
High school graduate	105,929	22.3%
Some college or associate's	145,610	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	95,475	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	82,343	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236,794	73.3%
Carpooled	29,228	9.1%
Public transit	3,547	1.1%
Walked	5,726	1.8%
Bicycle	2,549	0.8%
Worked from home	41,450	12.8%
Other means	3,648	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72,366	25.7%
15 to 29 min	133,729	47.5%
30 to 44 min	52,265	18.6%
45 to 59 min	9,914	3.5%
60+ min	13,218	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 15.8% (105,164 of 665,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	161,684	57.0%
Nonfamily households	121,925	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	283,609	94.1%
Vacant	17,669	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	182,272	64.3%
Renter-occupied	101,337	35.7%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	193,685	64.3%
1-unit, attached	16,101	5.3%
2 to 4 units	20,649	6.9%
5 to 19 units	23,894	7.9%
20 or more units	30,747	10.2%
Mobile home & other	16,202	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 35001
State: New Mexico
Land area: 1,161 sq mi
Water area: 6.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.0536, -106.6691