Albuquerque, New Mexico had 556,588 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #32 nationally and #1 in New Mexico. cost of living runs 4.5% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $69,443/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
Population shrank 1.4% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 564,428 → 2025: 556,588 (-1.4%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
564,428
April 1, 2020
2020
564,752
July 1, 2020
2021
563,387
July 1, 2021
2022
560,954
July 1, 2022
2023
560,284
July 1, 2023
2024
558,878
July 1, 2024
2025
556,588
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 2.6% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 546,153 → 2019: 560,513 (+2.5%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
546,153
April 1, 2010
2010
546,755
July 1, 2010
2011
552,066
July 1, 2011
2012
555,002
July 1, 2012
2013
557,445
July 1, 2013
2014
557,444
July 1, 2014
2015
557,937
July 1, 2015
2016
559,192
July 1, 2016
2017
559,673
July 1, 2017
2018
559,629
July 1, 2018
2019
560,513
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in Albuquerque?
Median household income is 12% below the U.S. median ($68,317 vs $77,719); 15.5% live in poverty — 3.0 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Albuquerque from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
68,317-12.1% vs US
±1,677
Per capita income
40,469-6.5% vs US
±629
Population in poverty
15.5%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 4% below the U.S. median ($291,500 vs $303,400); median rent is 15% below ($1,145 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio (4.3×) is roughly in line with the U.S. median (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Albuquerque. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.7%
Albuquerque (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
298,696
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
15.0%+6.8% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Albuquerque sits in Bernalillo County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Bernalillo County
13.7%
$72,986
3.8%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Albuquerque's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
53,203
$1,114 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
35,260
$754 / wk
#3
Professional and technical services (54)
35,179
$2,114 / wk
#4
Accommodation and food services (72)
33,946
$514 / wk
#5
Construction (23)
22,309
$1,351 / wk
What workers earn in the Albuquerque, NM metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
16,400
$28,230
$13.57
Fast Food and Counter Workers
12,360
$29,170
$14.02
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
10,860
$45,100
$21.68
Customer Service Representatives
10,650
$39,470
$18.98
Stockers and Order Fillers
7,950
$36,300
$17.45
Cashiers
7,900
$29,570
$14.21
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
6,930
$32,890
$15.81
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
11,130
$31,730
$15.25
Registered Nurses · benchmark
9,890
$89,590
$43.07
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
7,580
$100,350
$48.25
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
4,010
$50,650
$24.35
Software Developers · benchmark
2,830
$125,450
$60.31
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 4.5% below the U.S. average (RPP 95.5); utilities run 22.1% below (RPP 77.9) — the metro's utility affordability is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 95.5
−4.5% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,464/mo
FY2026 · Albuquerque, NM MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
5.90%
6 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$5,787/mo
3BR rent + food + taxes + transport (childcare not modeled — county outside NDCP 2022 coverage) · federal sources Note: family-of-four total excludes childcare — modeled NDCP counties typically add $1,500–$2,900/mo for two children at center-based preschool + school-age care.
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,388/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in New Mexico · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
10.6% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (19.9% of residents 5+).
Where Albuquerque's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
10.6%-24.1% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
74.1%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish19.9%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
Hottest month: July (94°F avg high). Coldest: December (22°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 9.0 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Albuquerque from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 94.4/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Winter Weather (98.7).
Natural-hazard exposure for Albuquerque from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Bernalillo County
94.4
Relatively High
Winter Weather · score 98.7 · Very High
Earthquake · score 97.7 · Relatively Moderate
Lightning · score 97.4 · Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
19 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 30% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Albuquerque from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
19 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
15
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
30.2%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
30.2%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
282,745
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Albuquerque sits at state rank #1 among 105 cities in New Mexico. Nearby in the state ranking:
Albuquerque is ranked #32 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Milwaukee, WI · #31 · 562,407 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Fresno, CA · #33 · 555,549 residents.
Quick travel facts for Albuquerque
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Albuquerque International Sunport(ABQ) ·
5 mi 8 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Mar, Apr · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Albuquerque is 3502000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
