Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Bernalillo County has a population of 673,930 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $292,900, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $69,473.

Home price
$292,900
Income
$69,473
Population
673,930
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$292,900county
Median gross rent$1,144county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,488county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,464county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,185county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,036county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$69,473county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate15.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.9%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$81,360county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.90%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2690218county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths39.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher38.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county199county
Public school enrollment84577county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible91.0%county
Elementary schools107county
Middle schools31county
High schools34county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions4county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians106county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population673,930county
Land area in square miles1,161county
People per square mile of land580.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores77county
Convenience stores12county
Share living far from a food store17.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.6%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person36.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.5%county
Second languages26.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents65county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in14,633county
Households that moved away15,466county
Average income of arriving households$59,630county
Average income of departing households$68,939county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,560county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings57.2%county
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.5 incounty
Annual snowfall14.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$98county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use585 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas74.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.8county
Landslide risk43.0county
Hail risk95.0county
Earthquake risk97.7county
Tornado risk56.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk95.4county
Winter weather risk98.7county
Strong wind risk79.0county
Wildfire risk95.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bernalillo County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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