Bernalillo County, NM Population

Overview

674,919

Total Population

38.3

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

52.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

341,837

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bernalillo County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bernalillo County is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bernalillo County's population under 18 was 21.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bernalillo County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bernalillo County, 17.79% were under the age of 15, 20.18% aged 15 to 29, 45.60% aged 30 to 64, 14.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,329 more females than males in Bernalillo County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Bernalillo County, NM.
The Bernalillo County, NM gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 25,311.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 24,580.

Bernalillo County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bernalillo County population: 65.55% are White, 2.91% are Black or African American, 4.89% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.70% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.55% are some other race and 14.31% are multiracial.
Bernalillo County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 341,837 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 333,082 (49.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bernalillo County is White with a population of 442,423 (65.55% of the total population).

Bernalillo County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 679,425 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Bernalillo County's population increased by 106,508 (19.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bernalillo County's population increased by 12,863 (1.94%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bernalillo County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 557,432.