Demographics of Bernalillo town, New Mexico

Bernalillo town, New Mexico had 9,159 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +150 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bernalillo town, in four figures

9,159
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,086 ±57.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +150 people.; 43.9 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,880 ±$6,165
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bernalillo town, New Mexico's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bernalillo town, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bernalillo town, New Mexico's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bernalillo town, 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	9,009	100.0	100.0
2021	9,108	101.1	100.2
2022	9,067	100.6	100.7
2023	9,104	101.1	101.6
2024	9,148	101.5	102.5
2025	9,159	101.7	103.1

Population of Bernalillo town, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,009	—
2021	9,108	+99
2022	9,067	−41
2023	9,104	+37
2024	9,148	+44
2025	9,159	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±3.8: for men 43.0 ±3.4 and for women 45.7 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bernalillo town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	415 ±140	4.6% ±1.5	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,142 ±304	12.6% ±3.3	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	790 ±198	8.7% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,303 ±371	25.3% ±4.1	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,143 ±312	23.6% ±3.4	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,293 ±299	25.2% ±3.3	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,880 ±$6,165, and income per person $33,691 ±$3,987, 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 town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	708 ±181	19.2% ±4.7	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	768 ±200	20.8% ±5.2	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	666 ±133	18.0% ±3.4	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	468 ±145	12.7% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	661 ±209	17.9% ±5.5	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	130 ±61	3.5% ±1.6	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	142 to 446	3.9% to 12.0%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	1,423 ±277	15.9% ±3.1	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	336 ±97	21.7% ±5.0	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	685 ±176	14.7% ±3.5	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	402 ±126	14.8% ±4.3	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bernalillo town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bernalillo town	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	3,965 ±262	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.9	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±4.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±5.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$255,500 ±$22,854	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$902 ±$234	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±5	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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,998 ±477	66.0% ±5.2	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,581 ±433	28.4% ±4.8	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 38	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 28	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	58 to 220	0.6% to 2.4%	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 29	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	136 to 488	1.5% to 5.4%	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	5,463 ±379	60.1% ±4.2	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,244 ±357	24.7% ±3.9	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 70	0.2% to 0.8%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,333 ±308	14.7% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	444 ±128	4.9% ±1.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	889 ±254	9.8% ±2.8	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bernalillo town among the places of New Mexico

25th of 46 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Places of New Mexico near Bernalillo town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Portales city	11,968 ±18
Lovington city	11,498 ±22
Española city	10,473 ±48
North Valley CDP	10,455 ±1,192
Silver City town	9,536 ±32
Bernalillo town	9,086 ±57
Grants city	8,951 ±23
Anthony city	8,767 ±41
Corrales village	8,555 ±25
Socorro city	8,481 ±14
Ruidoso village	7,699 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 196 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026