Bernalillo, New Mexico demographics

Bernalillo, NM demographics: median age 43.9; 22.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bernalillo town, New Mexico · Incorporated town · GEOID 3506970. The survey estimates a population of 9,086 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bernalillo is 43.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.8 years. There are 3,695 households (±255). 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	43.9 ±3.8	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	1,557 ±335	17.1% ±3.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,156 ±365	23.7% ±4.0 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	3,080 ±375	33.9% ±4.1 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,293 ±299	25.2% ±3.3 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	4,479 ±317	49.3% ±3.5 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	4,607 ±320	50.7% ±3.5 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: 9,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	4,288 ±497	47.2% ±5.5 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	36 ±22 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	316 ±191 · low precision	3.5% ±2.1 pp · low precision	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	16 ±12 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,750 ±422	19.3% ±4.6 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,673 ±356	29.4% ±3.9 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,088 ±473	34.0% ±5.2 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,998 ±477	66.0% ±5.2 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: 3,695
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,531 ±191	41.4% ±4.3 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	255 ±112	6.9% ±3.0 pp	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	684 ±184	18.5% ±4.8 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,049 ±264	28.4% ±6.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	176 ±108 · low precision	4.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,695
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,141 ±199	30.9% ±4.9 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,554 ±327	69.1% ±7.5 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,695
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,049 ±264	28.4% ±6.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,277 ±256	34.6% ±6.5 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	516 ±170	14.0% ±4.5 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	417 ±131	11.3% ±3.5 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	345 ±136	9.3% ±3.6 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	54 ±38 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	37 ±33 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	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: 9,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	7,753 ±311	85.3% ±3.4 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,333 ±308	14.7% ±3.4 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	5,316 ±425	61.3% ±4.8 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	3,148 ±409	36.3% ±4.7 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	72 ±74 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	40 ±49 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	80 ±51 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	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: 6,739
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,309 ±299	19.4% ±4.3 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,196 ±412	32.6% ±5.9 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,138 ±212	16.9% ±3.0 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	581 ±196	8.6% ±2.9 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	774 ±196	11.5% ±2.9 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	741 ±256	11.0% ±3.8 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: 9,052
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	8,182 ±198	90.4% ±2.1 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	349 ±123	3.9% ±1.4 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	346 ±211 · low precision	3.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	128 ±77 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	47 ±27 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	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

9.8% of Bernalillo residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 81.4% 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	Bernalillo	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±3.1 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.4% ±3.9 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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