CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bernalillo

New Mexico · 5,960 residents · 5.26 sq mi

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Bernalillo is a city of 5,960 people in New Mexico. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 23.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. Renters pay $262 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,960

−10%vs 2000

vs 6,611 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(593)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(569)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(577)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(471)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(358)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(1,089)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(949)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(487)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(403)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,663

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,864 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,446

−43%vs 2000

vs $13,100 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.5%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,400

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $478 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic20.1%(1,327)

Black0.4%(28)

Hispanic / Latino74.8%(4,942)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(5,116)

Black0.2%(10)

Hispanic / Latino74.8%(4,460)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other13.8%(824)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican37.3%(3,385)

Spaniard5.3%(478)

Central American0.6%(50)

Dominican0.4%(36)

Guatemalan0.4%(36)

Puerto Rican0.3%(24)

South American0.2%(21)

Argentine0.2%(19)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(9)

Honduran0.1%(5)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(12)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.9%(83)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German10.6%(966)

Irish9.4%(850)

English7.3%(665)

Italian2.4%(219)

American1.7%(153)

Scottish1.3%(118)

French Canadian0.9%(84)

French0.6%(50)

Welsh0.5%(46)

Polish0.4%(32)

Norwegian0.3%(30)

Greek0.3%(29)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(26)

Canadian0.3%(23)

Subsaharan African0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Russian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(3)

Swedish0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37%(1,346)

Married49.6%(1,801)

Widowed2.9%(104)

Divorced10.5%(382)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(1,334)

Married41.1%(1,698)

Widowed11.5%(475)

Divorced15.1%(622)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−15.1 ptssince 2013

from 24.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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