Bernalillo is a city of 9,086 people in New Mexico. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 2,475 more people live here than in 2000. At a median age of 43.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 1,728 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,880, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bernalillo
What changed most since 1990
White share22.6% → 28.4%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share74.8% → 66.0%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age29.0 → 43.9(+14.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Bernalillo's population equals 5.9% of Sandoval County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 15% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.9%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.9%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.8%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 467 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bernalillo, decade by decade
Bernalillo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,960
$47,193
$142,564
8.8%
48.6
2000
6,611
$56,224
$140,267
10.6%
49.8
2010
8,320
$56,345
$153,352
14.2%
56.2
2020
8,977
$61,242
$202,410
18.4%
62.8
2024
9,086
$63,880
$255,500
22.5%
60.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
