COMPARING TWO PLACES
Las Vegas vs Bernalillo
PLACE A
Las Vegas, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Bernalillo, New Mexico
Las Vegas is 37% larger than Bernalillo. Bernalillo earns more, with a median household income $18,755 higher. Bernalillo has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -4%).
LAS VEGASBERNALILLODIFFERENCE
Total population12,5749,159+37% vs Bernalillo
Population density1,4581,742−284
Population growth-4.3%7.9%−12.2 pts
Median age43.143.9−0.8
Male46.7%49.3%−2.6 pts
Female53.3%50.7%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.3%14.7%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.5%28.4%−11.9 pts
Black1.1%0.2%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.3%66.0%+10.3 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.0 pts
Other5.8%5.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$45,125$63,880−$18,755
Per capita income$26,501$33,691−$7,190
Poverty rate32.0%15.9%+16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.442+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%22.5%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree12.3%11.0%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%6.9%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation51.1%52.7%−1.6 pts
Median home value$155,300$255,500−$100,200
Median gross rent$792$902−$110
Owner-occupied57.0%76.9%−19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%6.8%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%35.4%+15.1 pts
Average commute16.827.1−10.4
Worked from home9.3%18.1%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Uninsured7.7%9.8%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025