Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Map
Location in the state of New Mexico
New Mexico's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1852
Seat	Albuquerque
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,169 sq mi (3,028 km²) 1,166 sq mi (3,020 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.22%
Population - (2000) - Density	556,678 477/sq mi (184/km²)
Website: www.bernco.gov

Bernalillo County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The population was 556,678 at the 2000 census; in 2006, it was estimated at 615,099.^[1] The county seat is Albuquerque^[2]. It is part of the Albuquerque, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A local geographical oddity is that the town of Bernalillo, north of Albuquerque, is not actually in Bernalillo County. It is the county seat of Sandoval County.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 National protected areas
2 Demographics
3 Localities
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,169 square miles (3,027 km²), of which, 1,166 square miles (3,020 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] National protected areas

Cibola National Forest (part)
Petroglyph National Monument

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 556,678 people, 220,936 households, and 141,178 families residing in the county. The population density was 477 people per square mile (184/km²). There were 239,074 housing units at an average density of 205 per square mile (79/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.75% White, 2.77% Black or African American, 4.16% Native American, 1.93% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 16.07% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. 41.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 220,936 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.00% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.10% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,788, and the median income for a family was $46,613. Males had a median income of $33,720 versus $26,318 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,790. About 10.20% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Localities

[edit] City

Albuquerque

[edit] Villages

[edit] Census-designated places

[edit] Other localities

[edit] See also

USS Bernalillo County (LST-306)

v • d • e City of Albuquerque

County	Bernalillo

Metro area	North Valley \| Rio Rancho \| South Valley

Suburbs	Belen \| Bernalillo \| Carnuel \| Corrales \| Edgewood \| Isleta Village Proper \| Los Lunas \| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque \| Santa Ana Pueblo \| Tijeras

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Bernalillo County, New Mexico

County seat: Albuquerque

City	Albuquerque

Villages	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque \| Tijeras

CDPs	Carnuel \| Cedar Crest \| Chilili \| Isleta Village Proper \| North Valley \| South Valley

Unincorporated communities	Isleta Pueblo \| Zuzax