2024 population: 2,009,506 ( 7,264 from 2020)
Land area: 125230.9 square miles
Population density: 16.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	771,923	38.41%	3.4%
Black:	39,085	1.95%	8.2%
Indian:	241,302	12.01%	1.2%
Asian:	38,821	1.93%	14.9%
2+ races:	35,660	1.77%	7.2%
Hispanic:	882,715	43.93%	3.1%

Total non-White:	1,237,583	61.59%	2.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	83,034	10.4
Deaths:	96,469	12.0
Net Migration:	-6,102	-0.8
Net Immigration:	26,533	3.3

Change in White population:	-26,826	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	34,090	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
2,002,242
798,749	39.89%
36,139	1.80%
244,227	12.20%
33,776	1.69%
33,263	1.66%
856,088	42.76%
1,203,493	60.11%

2010
1,952,306
823,400	42.18%
29,974	1.54%
230,443	11.80%
25,399	1.30%
29,505	1.51%
810,085	41.49%
1,128,906	57.82%

2000
1,737,431
796,715	45.86%
25,564	1.47%
217,850	12.54%
17,447	1.00%
24,831	1.43%
652,474	37.55%
940,716	54.14%

1990
1,444,665
729,754	50.51%
22,707	1.57%
178,606	12.36%
14,398	1.00%
n/a
499,200	34.55%
714,911	49.49%

1980
1,252,837
655,796	52.34%
18,038	1.44%
143,042	11.42%
6,921	0.55%
n/a
426,205	34.02%
597,041	47.66%

1970
960,853
510,222	53.10%
9,714	1.01%
59,750	6.22%
1,168	0.12%
n/a
375,232	39.05%
450,631	46.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
218,191	11.2
155,329	8.0
-46,392	-2.4
23,043	1.2

-24,651	-1.3
74,587	3.8

Number	Rate
2000's
247,067	14.2
130,213	7.5
24,133	1.4
40,910	2.4

26,685	1.5
188,190	10.8

Number	Rate
1990's
256,434	17.8
116,528	8.1
46,745	3.2
31,294	2.2

66,961	4.6
225,805	15.6

Number	Rate
1980's
266,462	21.3
92,936	7.4
10,262	0.8
n/a

73,958	5.9
117,870	9.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
126,493	13.2
n/a

145,574	15.2
146,410	15.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
40.6
422,296	21.0%
1,587,210	79.0%
388,192	19.3%

779,060
2.48

474,545	60.9%
321,256	67.7%
51,396	10.8%
304,515	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
488,672	25.0%
1,463,634	75.0%
259,445	13.3%

753,574
2.54

492,169	65.3%
340,910	69.3%
57,467	11.7%
261,405	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
485,978	28.0%
1,251,453	72.0%
200,866	11.6%

648,109
2.63

446,943	69.0%
329,679	73.8%
51,436	11.5%
201,166	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
431,944	29.9%
1,012,721	70.1%
153,512	10.6%

516,175
2.75

374,830	72.6%
292,900	78.1%
37,482	10.0%
141,345	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
407,445	32.5%
845,392	67.5%
108,944	8.7%

422,335
2.92

319,843	75.7%
266,591	83.4%
27,610	8.6%
102,492	24.3%

2024 Housing Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	51,878	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	37,889	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	31,404	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	32,548	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	31,772	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	33,169	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	29,983	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	28,940	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	27,886	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	55,838	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	73,040	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	96,834	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	71,872	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	51,494	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	60,367	7.7%
$200,000 or more	64,146	8.2%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	37,833

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47,995	6.2%
Public Assistance	26,434	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	150,441	19.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	427,718	63.8%
Unemployed	29,500	4.4%
In Armed Forces	8,092	1.2%

Total Labor Force	465,310	69.4%
Not in Labor Force	205,444	30.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	268,682	214,480	55.6%
Non-Profit	27,423	47,092	36.8%
Self-Employed	53,957	36,517	59.6%

Local Government	32,635	45,634	41.7%
State Government	23,526	36,718	39.1%
Federal Government	36,770	25,952	58.6%

Total Private + Self	322,639	250,997	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	120,354	155,396	43.6%
Total	442,993	406,393	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%
Pct. Private + Self	67.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	130,411	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	165,189	19.4%
Professional, Technical	225,601	26.5%
Service Occupations	153,916	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,884	0.7%
All others	176,452	20.7%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	127,362	15.0%
Retail trade	91,596	10.8%
Educational services	90,818	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	77,251	9.1%
Construction	65,076	7.6%
Public administration	62,935	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	62,173	7.3%
Other services	43,125	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35,287	4.1%
Manufacturing	34,453	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	29,123	3.4%
Finance and insurance	27,376	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22,749	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16,118	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14,734	1.7%
Wholesale trade	13,257	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13,068	1.5%
Information	12,782	1.5%
Utilities	12,098	1.4%
Management	188	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	536,411	27.25%
Puerto Rican	9,499	0.48%
Cuban	6,190	0.31%
Dominican	3,330	0.17%

Total Central American	9,867	0.50%
Costa Rican	615	0.03%
Guatemalan	3,827	0.19%
Honduran	863	0.04%
Nicaraguan	722	0.04%
Panamanian	382	0.02%
Salvadoran	3,324	0.17%
Other Central American	134	0.01%

Total South American	9,706	0.49%
Argentinean	753	0.04%
Bolivian	436	0.02%
Chilean	1,281	0.07%
Colombian	3,157	0.16%
Ecuadorian	1,334	0.07%
Paraguayan	35	0.00%
Peruvian	1,392	0.07%
Uruguayan	97	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,103	0.06%
Other South American	118	0.01%

Other Hispanic	280,273	14.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9,905	0.50%
Chinese	5,695	0.29%
Vietnamese	5,036	0.26%
Indian	4,843	0.25%
Korean	2,112	0.11%
Japanese	1,898	0.10%
Thai	507	0.03%
Bangladeshi	384	0.02%
Taiwanese	226	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,313,955	70.3%
Spanish	389,522	20.8%
Other	120,006	6.4%
Other Indo-European	8,387	0.4%
German, other Germanic	6,582	0.4%
Tagalog	5,838	0.3%
Other Asian	4,672	0.3%
Vietnamese	4,256	0.2%
Chinese	4,237	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	178,725	9.1%
English	174,393	8.9%
Irish	141,950	7.2%
American	74,611	3.8%
Italian	49,865	2.5%
Scottish	35,659	1.8%
French	30,195	1.5%
European	26,978	1.4%
Polish	20,036	1.0%
Norwegian	16,520	0.8%
Swedish	16,201	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	14,974	0.8%
Dutch	14,286	0.7%
Welsh	10,573	0.5%
British	8,918	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,875,876	95.3%
Not a citizen	92,652	4.7%

Native	1,804,685	91.7%
Foreign-born	163,843	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63,167	4.6%	90,831	6.6%	354,967	25.8%	436,617	31.7%	238,243	17.3%	193,159	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63,167	4.6%
9-12 Years	90,831	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	354,967	25.8%
Some College	436,617	31.7%
Bach. Degree	238,243	17.3%
Grad Degree	193,159	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	664,954	620,078	44,876	6.7%
1991	677,384	627,471	49,913	7.4%
1992	692,726	639,924	52,802	7.6%
1993	713,126	659,664	53,462	7.5%
1994	736,527	687,644	48,883	6.6%
1995	755,944	705,094	50,850	6.7%
1996	770,292	711,596	58,696	7.6%
1997	778,366	727,394	50,972	6.5%
1998	792,885	742,356	50,529	6.4%
1999	792,884	747,734	45,150	5.7%

2000	793,655	754,428	39,227	4.9%
2001	802,660	763,006	39,654	4.9%
2002	814,603	769,307	45,296	5.6%
2003	825,087	775,585	49,502	6.0%
2004	836,359	789,119	47,240	5.6%
2005	850,467	805,490	44,977	5.3%
2006	859,701	822,763	36,938	4.3%
2007	865,265	833,414	31,851	3.7%
2008	876,844	837,763	39,081	4.5%
2009	872,100	807,665	64,435	7.4%

2010	868,600	797,795	70,805	8.2%
2011	864,348	798,295	66,053	7.6%
2012	866,710	802,813	63,897	7.4%
2013	865,932	803,752	62,180	7.2%
2014	867,789	809,525	58,264	6.7%
2015	872,534	814,789	57,745	6.6%
2016	878,318	819,560	58,758	6.7%
2017	880,475	827,818	52,657	6.0%
2018	883,339	839,870	43,469	4.9%
2019	893,896	849,481	44,415	5.0%

2020	877,247	802,167	75,080	8.6%
2021	873,803	811,610	62,193	7.1%
2022	876,409	840,915	35,494	4.0%
2023	891,472	857,794	33,678	3.8%
2024	906,681	869,050	37,631	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	899,683
Median Value	$268,617

Occupied	779,060	86.6%
Vacant	120,623	13.4%

Owned	553,963	71.1%
Rented	225,097	28.9%
Median Rent	$1,087

Single-Family Units	618,817	68.8%
Detached	584,200	64.9%
Attached	34,617	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	88,859	9.9%
Mobile Homes	139,057	15.5%

Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

2024 Housing Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO Market Area