Demographics of Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Bernalillo County, New Mexico had 667,601 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −9,266 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bernalillo County, in four figures

667,601
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −9,266 people.; 39.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,473 ±$1,449
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bernalillo County, New Mexico's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bernalillo County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bernalillo County, New Mexico's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bernalillo County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	676,867	100.0	100.0
2021	675,490	99.8	100.2
2022	672,636	99.4	100.7
2023	671,767	99.2	101.6
2024	670,181	99.0	102.5
2025	667,601	98.6	103.1

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Population of Bernalillo County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	676,867	+421	−75	+77	+231
2021	675,490	−1,377	−963	+919	−1,987
2022	672,636	−2,854	−1,194	+2,012	−3,245
2023	671,767	−869	−424	+2,905	−3,209
2024	670,181	−1,586	−681	+3,810	−4,694
2025	667,601	−2,580	−683	+1,216	−3,130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±0.2: for men 38.3 ±0.2 and for women 40.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bernalillo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	33,092 ±5	4.9% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	103,657 ±1,980	15.4% ±0.3	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	60,232 ±1,578	8.9% ±0.2	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	190,046 ±2,009	28.2% ±0.3	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	163,683 ±2,181	24.3% ±0.3	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	123,220 ±2,428	18.3% ±0.4	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,473 ±$1,449, and income per person $40,690 ±$582, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bernalillo County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	51,683 ±2,360	18.1% ±0.8	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	52,994 ±1,996	18.6% ±0.7	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	48,231 ±2,098	16.9% ±0.7	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	36,566 ±1,618	12.8% ±0.6	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	47,225 ±1,854	16.5% ±0.6	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23,109 ±1,194	8.1% ±0.4	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	25,687 ±1,292	9.0% ±0.5	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bernalillo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	100,842 ±4,887	15.2% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26,076 ±2,026	19.3% ±1.4	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	53,128 ±2,901	14.6% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21,638 ±1,367	13.1% ±0.8	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bernalillo County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bernalillo County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	302,746 ±209	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±0.3	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±0.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±0.6	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$292,900 ±$3,423	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,144 ±$17	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±1	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bernalillo County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	330,770 ±0	49.1% ±<0.1	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	249,864 ±1,725	37.1% ±0.3	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,600 ±933	2.6% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19,156 ±621	2.8% ±0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	26,658 ±967	4.0% ±0.1	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	358 ±87	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4,712 ±1,045	0.7% ±0.2	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	24,812 ±2,227	3.7% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bernalillo County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	350,900 ±4,430	52.1% ±0.7	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	241,401 ±3,964	35.8% ±0.6	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,644 ±928	1.6% ±0.1	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	70,985 ±2,712	10.5% ±0.4	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33,800 ±1,964	5.0% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	37,185 ±2,157	5.5% ±0.3	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Bernalillo County among the counties of New Mexico

1st of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Bernalillo County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bernalillo County	667,601	−1.4%
Doña Ana County	229,091	+4.1%
Sandoval County	159,565	+6.9%
Santa Fe County	156,907	+1.2%
San Juan County	120,340	−0.9%
Valencia County	82,013	+7.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026