Bernalillo County, NM
Demographic and economic profile of Bernalillo County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bernalillo County, home to Albuquerque, holds a labor force of roughly 423,000 within a population of 674,357, where 37.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $40,607. The county's GDP per capita of $63,148 runs well above median household income of $69,473, suggesting output concentrated in higher-productivity sectors, while a 5.3% unemployment rate and 62.7% labor force participation rate indicate some slack in the workforce. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $268,500 and median gross rent of $1,087/month, though a poverty rate of 15.8% and a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years point to underlying affordability and retention pressures.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.5% since 2018
Bernalillo County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone333,021 (49.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race149,398 (22.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone84,014 (12.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33,985 (5.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races31,739 (4.7%)
- Black or African American Alone20,717 (3.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish134,658
- 2.Other Indo-European5,416
- 3.Vietnamese3,728
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,664
- 5.German or other West Germanic2,262
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance85,258
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services51,513
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)32,608
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services30,853
- 5.Construction (Group)22,665
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations151,343
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations64,007
- 3.Service Occupations53,875
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations28,437
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations26,226
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.37×)20,950
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.27×)50,802
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.18×)17,977
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)86,164
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)31,353
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.