Bernalillo

Population: 9,068
Median household income: $61,624
Median home value: $237,100

Bernalillo is a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, home to 9,068 residents. The median household income of $61,624 is below the Sandoval County median ($84,053).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bernalillo's population declined 6.2% from 9,669 to 9,068, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $161,300 to $237,100.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $1,061.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,068
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,624
Median home value: $237,100
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 4,073
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6699,068

Median household income

$44,978$61,624

Median home value

$161,300$237,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,669	$44,978	$161,300	$800
2020	10,077	$50,528	$167,000	$809
2021	9,049	$54,850	$182,400	$802
2022	9,286	$57,905	$213,000	$967
2023	9,068	$61,624	$237,100	$1,061

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	445	4.9%
5 to 17	1,114	12.3%
18 to 24	721	8.0%
25 to 34	1,316	14.5%
35 to 44	898	9.9%
45 to 54	1,192	13.1%
55 to 64	968	10.7%
65 to 74	1,414	15.6%
75 and over	1,000	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,524	27.8%
Black or African American	34	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	138	1.5%
Asian	11	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	18	0.2%
Two or more races	336	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,001	66.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,221	18.0%
High school graduate	2,178	32.1%
Some college or associate's	1,758	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	831	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	800	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,554	70.3%
Carpooled	295	8.1%
Public transit	6	0.2%
Walked	43	1.2%
Bicycle	30	0.8%
Worked from home	686	18.9%
Other means	18	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	807	27.4%
15 to 29 min	1,105	37.5%
30 to 44 min	680	23.1%
45 to 59 min	124	4.2%
60+ min	230	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 15.7% (1,401 of 8,908)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,502	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,334	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,836	94.2%
Vacant	237	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,123	81.4%
Renter-occupied	713	18.6%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other29.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,539	62.3%
1-unit, attached	100	2.5%
2 to 4 units	51	1.3%
5 to 19 units	62	1.5%
20 or more units	131	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1,190	29.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3506970
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.3124, -106.5541