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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Albuquerque Metro

Albuquerque, NM · 4 counties · 916,528 residents · 9,283 sq mi
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Albuquerque is home to 916,528 people. 186,879 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $200,548. Households take in $55,500 at the median, 16% less than the US figure. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
916,528
+26%since 2000
from 729,649 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
99 / sq mi
+26%since 2000
from 79 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.5
+13%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
9,283 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
567K664K760K857K954K19902000201020202024Albuquerque
2024921K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.1%(47,160)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(53,932)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.7%(61,188)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.6%(60,550)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(59,052)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.4%(122,695)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.7%(116,213)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.7%(107,273)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.5%(123,448)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411%(101,132)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.1%(47,029)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(16,856)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,500
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,929 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,401
+53%since 2000
from $19,889 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
36.5%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade4.3%
US avg: 10%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$200,548
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $117,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$922
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $572 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
66.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.4% in 2000
33.3% rent
Persons per household
2.54 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.6
−1%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic48%(349,963)
Black2.2%(16,072)
Hispanic / Latino41.5%(302,656)
Asian1.6%(11,385)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic38.1%(349,193)
Black2.4%(21,562)
Hispanic / Latino47.9%(439,138)
Asian2.4%(21,938)
Other7.9%(72,030)
Segregation Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican28.4%(260,600)
Spaniard4.6%(42,614)
Puerto Rican0.6%(5,746)
South American0.6%(5,134)
Cuban0.4%(3,216)
Central American0.3%(2,842)
Colombian0.2%(1,360)
Peruvian0.1%(1,274)
Dominican0.1%(1,210)
Salvadoran0.1%(752)
Guatemalan0.1%(613)
Ecuadorian0.1%(568)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(537)
Nicaraguan0.1%(522)
Argentine0.1%(522)
Venezuelan0%(444)
Bolivian0%(375)
Panamanian0%(313)
Honduran0%(291)
Uruguayan0%(42)
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(4,575)
Chinese0.5%(4,464)
Vietnamese0.5%(4,229)
Asian Indian0.3%(2,806)
Korean0.2%(1,538)
Japanese0.1%(1,029)
Pakistani0.1%(640)
Thai0%(395)
Laotian0%(350)
Nepalese0%(270)
Taiwanese0%(144)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Mongolian0%(52)
Burmese0%(28)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,191)
Chamorro0%(249)
Samoan0%(186)
Fijian0%(171)
Ancestry
German9%(82,600)
English7.3%(66,765)
Irish7.1%(65,338)
American4.2%(38,201)
Italian3%(27,435)
French1.7%(15,720)
Scottish1.5%(13,594)
Polish1.3%(12,180)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(7,981)
Swedish0.9%(7,889)
Norwegian0.8%(7,349)
British0.7%(6,674)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(6,353)
Welsh0.5%(4,698)
Russian0.4%(4,009)
Danish0.3%(3,051)
French Canadian0.3%(3,050)
Portuguese0.3%(2,856)
Greek0.3%(2,665)
Czech0.3%(2,618)
Hungarian0.2%(2,014)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,967)
Canadian0.2%(1,741)
Swiss0.2%(1,713)
Austrian0.1%(1,350)
Lebanese0.1%(1,301)
Nigerian0.1%(1,074)
Finnish0.1%(1,063)
Iranian0.1%(1,003)
Lithuanian0.1%(887)
Belgian0.1%(863)
Palestinian0.1%(834)
West Indian0.1%(800)
Croatian0.1%(788)
Slovak0.1%(753)
Arab0.1%(536)
Romanian0.1%(506)
Iraqi0.1%(459)
Brazilian0%(409)
Serbian0%(334)
Haitian0%(314)
Syrian0%(282)
Armenian0%(264)
Slovene0%(252)
Jamaican0%(230)
Turkish0%(226)
Ghanaian0%(197)
Egyptian0%(183)
Australian0%(176)
Israeli0%(171)
Latvian0%(165)
Guyanese0%(103)
Bulgarian0%(89)
Moroccan0%(80)
Kenyan0%(73)
Ethiopian0%(26)
Jordanian0%(12)
Somali0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.0%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 28.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+61%since 2000
from 15.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 78.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.4%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
8.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.8%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
91.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married40.3%(151,113)
Married45.5%(170,686)
Widowed2.8%(10,404)
Divorced11.5%(43,135)
Women 15+
Never married33.1%(129,400)
Married42.6%(166,627)
Widowed7.9%(31,039)
Divorced16.4%(64,196)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.8%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
49.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
10.7%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
28.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
60.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
45.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.4%(13,468)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(15,383)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era38.7%(25,538)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.7%(5,092)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.5%(1,681)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 65,925 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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In this metro

Largest cities

AlbuquerqueCENTRAL556,588Rio Rancho114,419South Valley37,120Los Lunas20,572North Valley10,455Bernalillo9,159Corrales8,484Belen7,589Edgewood6,157Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,790El Cerro Mission5,323Rio Communities4,953Los Chaves4,838Paradise Hills4,591Meadow Lake4,259Placitas CDP (Sandoval County)4,223Bosque Farms4,174Peralta3,499Kirtland AFB3,413Sandia Heights3,160El Cerro2,923Valencia CDP (Valencia County)2,406Santo Domingo Pueblo2,370Jemez Pueblo2,199Jarales2,144Moriarty2,074McIntosh1,943Tome1,723Las Maravillas1,594Rio Rancho Estates1,571

The 30 most populous of 83 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

4 component counties

Bernalillo CountyCENTRAL667,601Sandoval CountyCENTRAL159,565Valencia County82,013Torrance County16,100
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Albuquerque, NM?

Albuquerque, NM has about 916,528 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Albuquerque, NM?

The typical household in Albuquerque, NM earns about $55,500 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Albuquerque, NM expensive?

In Albuquerque, NM, the median home is worth about $200,548, and the typical rent is about $922 a month.

How educated are people in Albuquerque, NM?

About 33.0% of adults age 25 and over in Albuquerque, NM hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Albuquerque, NM?

About 15.5% of people in Albuquerque, NM live below the federal poverty line.

Has Albuquerque, NM grown since 1990?

Yes, Albuquerque, NM has grown since 1990. The population has added about 317,112 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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