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Bernalillo County

Bernalillo County has 673,930 residents across 22 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $69,473, 8% above the New Mexico figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $292,900, and 38% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
673,930residentsACS 2020–2024
$69,473median household incomeNew Mexico: $64K
$292,900median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Bernalillo County in New MexicoZIP codes in Bernalillo County highlighted; the rest of New Mexico in grey
Map of New Mexico with Bernalillo County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 22 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
870082,520$86K$377K93%55%96%32 min
87022818$55K$154K90%22%62%22 min
8705910,241$92K$348K94%43%90%35 min
870685,432$80K$264K90%29%87%31 min
8710220,123$43K$197K35%37%82%20 min
8710412,853$75K$363K65%48%92%20 min
8710554,367$56K$221K74%16%83%26 min
8710626,953$50K$354K39%53%90%21 min
8710727,566$62K$312K66%42%90%21 min
8710836,331$43K$243K38%35%85%22 min
8710939,324$59K$326K53%44%88%21 min
8711039,685$65K$274K61%38%90%20 min
8711157,085$90K$380K61%57%92%23 min
8711244,250$74K$281K63%39%94%25 min
8711316,074$96K$385K71%51%90%22 min
8711470,117$84K$333K69%39%93%27 min
871163,865$84K$-666667K2%50%96%10 min
8712066,097$87K$301K79%39%94%26 min
8712175,510$61K$208K77%13%90%28 min
8712218,578$169K$650K93%74%96%25 min
8712342,252$64K$250K67%33%88%24 min
871511,261$-666667K$-666667K–4%––

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

673,930 residents in 285,495 households, next to the New Mexico figure.

20%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
36%
of households are people living alone
37%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

302,746 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,900 (±$3,423).

65%
of households own their home
64%
of homes are detached single-family houses
18%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
5%
are mobile homes
6%
of housing units are vacant
$1,144
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20197%
2000–200916%
1990–199914%
1980–198915%
1970–197919%
1960–196910%
1950–195912%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,449.

$69,473
median household income
15.2%
of people live below the poverty line
5.3%
unemployment rate
38%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min
average commute to work
8%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
81%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
15%
work from home
6%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Bernalillo County, New Mexico, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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