Albuquerque, New Mexico demographics

Albuquerque, NM demographics: median age 38.8; 39.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Albuquerque city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3502000. The survey estimates a population of 562,218 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Albuquerque is 38.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 243,733 households (±1,296). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.8 ±0.2	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 562,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	114,181 ±2,099	20.3% ±0.4 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	134,881 ±1,870	24.0% ±0.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	213,865 ±3,095	38.0% ±0.6 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	99,291 ±2,330	17.7% ±0.4 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 562,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	276,031 ±1,102	49.1% ±0.2 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	286,187 ±1,112	50.9% ±0.2 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 562,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	280,766 ±4,660	49.9% ±0.8 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	19,480 ±1,324	3.5% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	28,103 ±1,479	5.0% ±0.3 pp	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	19,215 ±789	3.4% ±0.1 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	526 ±195	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	67,559 ±3,371	12.0% ±0.6 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	146,569 ±5,071	26.1% ±0.9 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 562,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	293,806 ±1,879	52.3% ±0.3 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	268,412 ±1,880	47.7% ±0.3 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 243,733
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	83,687 ±2,080	34.3% ±0.8 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	14,753 ±1,116	6.1% ±0.5 pp	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	32,966 ±1,454	13.5% ±0.6 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	92,280 ±2,258	37.9% ±0.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	20,047 ±1,071	8.2% ±0.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 243,733
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	60,077 ±1,472	24.6% ±0.6 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	183,656 ±2,048	75.4% ±0.7 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 243,733
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	92,280 ±2,258	37.9% ±0.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	79,247 ±2,024	32.5% ±0.8 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	32,281 ±1,579	13.2% ±0.6 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	23,487 ±1,374	9.6% ±0.6 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	11,127 ±1,173	4.6% ±0.5 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,233 ±523	1.3% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,078 ±361	0.9% ±0.1 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 562,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	502,502 ±2,625	89.4% ±0.5 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	59,716 ±2,612	10.6% ±0.5 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 533,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	395,726 ±3,910	74.1% ±0.7 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	106,016 ±3,825	19.9% ±0.7 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,140 ±331	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	2,349 ±539	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	961 ±397	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,679 ±804	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	843 ±310	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,426 ±485	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	3,523 ±633	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,440 ±749	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,009 ±400	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	2,131 ±662	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	9,477 ±1,290	1.8% ±0.2 pp	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 397,572
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	35,157 ±1,947	8.8% ±0.5 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	86,250 ±2,597	21.7% ±0.6 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	82,551 ±2,658	20.8% ±0.7 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	37,670 ±2,075	9.5% ±0.5 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	84,763 ±2,677	21.3% ±0.7 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	71,181 ±2,137	17.9% ±0.5 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 557,628
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	480,036 ±3,503	86.1% ±0.6 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	49,439 ±3,097	8.9% ±0.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	8,245 ±1,067	1.5% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	16,705 ±1,510	3.0% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,203 ±888	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.6% of Albuquerque residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 90.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albuquerque	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.6% ±0.4 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.5% ±0.7 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.7% ±0.3 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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