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About
None of the households in Bernalillo County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
94.5% of the residents in Bernalillo County, NM are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Bernalillo County, NM are Central New Mexico Community College (7,149 degrees awarded in 2024), University of New Mexico-Main Campus (5,147 degrees), and Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque (422 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Bernalillo County, NM was $292,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.5%.
Most people in Bernalillo County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Bernalillo County, NM was 2 cars per household.
Bernalillo County, NM borders Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, and Valencia County, NM.
About the photo: Observation Pond at visitor center, Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM
Photo by J. N. Stuart
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.