Albuquerque, New Mexico Demographics

Albuquerque is 22nd out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Albuquerque is 30th out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Albuquerque is 31st out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Albuquerque is 32nd out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Albuquerque is 32nd out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Albuquerque is 38th out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Albuquerque is 42nd out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 34 other cities in Current population (2012)

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 36 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Households

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Housing units

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Albuquerque is 1st in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Size in square miles

Albuquerque is 3rd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Asian

Albuquerque is 3rd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	555,417	1st	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	187.7	1st	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,907.6	1st	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	7.0%	28th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	30th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.1%	29th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.7%	10th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.2%	9th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	69.7%	30th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.3%	4th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.6%	12th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.6%	3rd	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.6%	6th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	46.7%	24th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	21st	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	51.4%	16th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.7%	14th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	239,166	1st	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.4%	3rd	15.0%	25.9%
Households	220,060	1st	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.2%	38th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$191,300	10th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	34th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$26,436	12th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$47,333	16th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.6%	29th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Albuquerque	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	44,461	1st	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,951,696	1st	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,309	15th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,321,604	1st	$3,734,300	$613,795,732