Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 448,627 (Urban population: 447,695, Rural population: 932 (all nonfarm))

Albuquerque, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 198,714 (183,406 occupied: 110,782 owner occupied, 72,624 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1100 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $149,900 (lower quartile is $114,100, upper quartile is $202,900)

Median contract rent in 2005: $546 (lower quartile is $424, upper quartile is $685)

Housing units in Albuquerque with a mortgage: 73,836 (8,465 second mortgage, 6,603 home equity loan, 282 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24,454

Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship

Households: 439,297

In family households: 351,735 (81,664 male householders, 31,637 female householders)
81,806 spouses, 124,227 children (113,842 natural, 3,363 adopted, 7,022 stepchildren), 8,185 grandchildren, 4,739 brothers or sisters, 3,167 parents, 6,270 other relatives, 10,040 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87,562 (33,417 male householders (25,232 living alone)), 36,907 female householders (30,775 living alone)), 17,238 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,330 (4,214 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 47,995 2-persons, 27,368 3-persons, 22,594 4-persons, 9,987 5-persons, 3,588 6-persons, 1,769 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 56,007 1-person, 12,193 2-persons, 1,655 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

65,813 married couples with children.
32,240 single-parent households (8,059 men, 24,181 women).

72.1% of residents of Albuquerque speak English at home.
23.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 39,762 (8.9%)
(36.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Albuquerque, New Mexico:

1 room: 166
2 rooms: 1,333
3 rooms: 5,127
4 rooms: 9,743
5 rooms: 24,885
6 rooms: 28,502
7 rooms: 20,562
8 rooms: 12,354
9 or more rooms: 8,110

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Albuquerque, New Mexico:

1 room: 5,844
2 rooms: 9,754
3 rooms: 18,109
4 rooms: 19,394
5 rooms: 10,552
6 rooms: 5,277
7 rooms: 2,395
8 rooms: 896
9 or more rooms: 403

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5,878
1995 to 1998: 19,730
1990 to 1994: 14,420
1980 to 1989: 36,466
1970 to 1979: 46,793
1960 to 1969: 27,504
1950 to 1959: 29,033
1940 to 1949: 11,703
1939 or earlier: 7,187

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Albuquerque:

no bedroom: 682
1 bedroom: 3,514
2 bedrooms: 20,998
3 bedrooms: 59,397
4 bedrooms: 23,490
5 or more bedrooms: 2,701

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Albuquerque:

no bedroom: 7,040
1 bedroom: 25,316
2 bedrooms: 26,984
3 bedrooms: 11,013
4 bedrooms: 2,047
5 or more bedrooms: 224

Cars and other vehicles available in Albuquerque in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 3,212
1 vehicle: 32,819
2 vehicles: 50,969
3 vehicles: 18,081
4 vehicles: 4,502
5 or more vehicles: 1,199

Cars and other vehicles available in Albuquerque in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 10,079
1 vehicle: 39,313
2 vehicles: 18,836
3 vehicles: 3,429
4 vehicles: 661
5 or more vehicles: 306

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Albuquerque, NM:

Less than $10,000: 109
$10,000 to $14,999: 69
$15,000 to $19,999: 147
$20,000 to $24,999: 123
$25,000 to $29,999: 53
$30,000 to $34,999: 121
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $49,999: 610
$50,000 to $59,999: 1025
$60,000 to $69,999: 2119
$70,000 to $79,999: 3977
$80,000 to $89,999: 6601
$90,000 to $99,999: 9575
$100,000 to $124,999: 22358
$125,000 to $149,999: 19754
$150,000 to $174,999: 11648
$175,000 to $199,999: 6668
$200,000 to $249,999: 6864
$250,000 to $299,999: 3123
$300,000 to $399,999: 2011
$400,000 to $499,999: 578
$500,000 to $749,999: 364
$750,000 to $999,999: 80
$1,000,000 or more: 95

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Albuquerque:

Less than $100: 903
$100 to $149: 1461
$150 to $199: 970
$200 to $249: 1282
$250 to $299: 2200
$300 to $349: 4527
$350 to $399: 6766
$400 to $449: 8792
$450 to $499: 8133
$500 to $549: 7071
$550 to $599: 6147
$600 to $649: 5037
$650 to $699: 3744
$700 to $749: 2573
$750 to $799: 2598
$800 to $899: 3660
$900 to $999: 1931
$1,000 to $1,249: 1391
$1,250 to $1,499: 329
$1,500 to $1,999: 554
$2,000 or more: 348
No cash rent: 2179

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10,263
1990 to 1994: 7,379
1985 to 1989: 5,307
1980 to 1984: 4,774
1975 to 1979: 4,074
1970 to 1974: 2,271
1970 to 1974: 1,361
1965 to 1969: 4,333

Albuquerque, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.4%
Number of people working at home: 7,798 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 5166
5 to 9 minutes: 20870
10 to 14 minutes: 34980
15 to 19 minutes: 45857
20 to 24 minutes: 45308
25 to 29 minutes: 13508
30 to 34 minutes: 24483
35 to 39 minutes: 2334
40 to 44 minutes: 2925
45 to 59 minutes: 5151
60 to 89 minutes: 4164
90 or more minutes: 2678

Albuquerque mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 167,203 (78%)
Carpooled: 26,927 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,437 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 23 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 97 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 59 (0%)
Motorcycle: 485 (0%)
Bicycle: 2,408 (1%)
Walked: 5,785 (3%)
Other means: 994 (0%)
Worked at home: 7,798 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 18109
$10,000 to $14,999: 12706
$15,000 to $19,999: 13076
$20,000 to $24,999: 13521
$25,000 to $29,999: 13131
$30,000 to $34,999: 13162
$35,000 to $39,999: 11604
$40,000 to $44,999: 10786
$45,000 to $49,999: 9292
$50,000 to $59,999: 15887
$60,000 to $74,999: 17486
$75,000 to $99,999: 17097
$100,000 to $124,999: 8271
$125,000 to $149,999: 3934
$150,000 to $199,999: 2947
$200,000 or more: 2616

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 197399
German: 37567
English: 26405
Irish: 24679
United States or American: 18480
Italian: 12860
Scottish: 6010
French (except Basque): 5924
Scotch-Irish: 5849
Polish: 4879
Norwegian: 4567
Swedish: 3762
Dutch: 3416
European: 3320
Russian: 2093
Welsh: 2034
British: 1850
French Canadian: 1815
Arab:: 1359
Danish: 1356
Greek: 1294
Hungarian: 1175
Subsaharan African:: 1045
Czech: 986
African: 869
Canadian: 864
Swiss: 771
Lebanese: 629
Scandinavian: 628
Iranian: 551
Ukrainian: 528
Finnish: 498
Lithuanian: 479
Austrian: 470
Eastern European: 460
Czechoslovakian: 456
Portuguese: 408
Northern European: 364
Arab/Arabic: 359
Slovak: 318
Celtic: 309
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 302
Croatian: 293
Yugoslavian: 291
Belgian: 228
Romanian: 200
Basque: 180
Jamaican: 165
Israeli: 145
Slavic: 138
Australian: 134
Serbian: 106
Egyptian: 103
Armenian: 99
Slovene: 98
Brazilian: 78
Icelander: 78
Afghan: 75
Palestinian: 68
Other Subsaharan African: 68
Pennsylvania German: 65
Turkish: 64
Jordanian: 63
Other Arab: 62
Luxemburger: 55
West Indian: 55
Latvian: 51
Estonian: 49
Guyanese: 47
Bulgarian: 44
Syrian: 37
Nigerian: 31
Alsatian: 30
Acadian/Cajun: 29
Haitian: 29
South African: 27
Iraqi: 26
Maltese: 21
Carpatho Rusyn: 21
Barbadian: 18
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13
Ethiopian: 12
Moroccan: 12
Cape Verdean: 11
German Russian: 11
Zimbabwean: 10
Belizean: 9
New Zealander: 8
Dutch West Indian: 7
Albanian: 6
Bermudan: 6
Kenyan: 6
Ghanian: 6
Sudanese: 5
Macedonian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (55%)
Vietnam (5%)
Canada (3%)
Cuba (3%)
Germany (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 209361
Northeast: 29206
Midwest: 53727
South: 55300
West: 55683

48% of Albuquerque residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,476
Nursery to 4th grade: 811
5th and 6th grade: 2,794
7th and 8th grade: 2,721
9th grade: 1,961
10th grade: 2,512
11th grade: 2,981
12th grade, no diploma: 4,300
High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,880
Less than 1 year of college: 8,856
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,210
Associate degree: 7,802
Bachelor's degree: 26,431
Master's degree: 13,299
Professional school degree: 4,095
Doctorate degree: 3,955

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,507
Nursery to 4th grade: 854
5th and 6th grade: 2,347
7th and 8th grade: 3,185
9th grade: 2,618
10th grade: 3,046
11th grade: 3,403
12th grade, no diploma: 4,525
High school graduate (or equivalency): 39,341
Less than 1 year of college: 12,357
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 26,095
Associate degree: 9,268
Bachelor's degree: 27,131
Master's degree: 13,312
Professional school degree: 2,786
Doctorate degree: 1,626

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,331
Black householders: $32,271
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,950
Asian householders: $40,404
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,000
Some other race householders: $32,249
Two or more races householders: $30,969
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $32,314

Albuquerque household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Albuquerque household income for Black or African American householders

Albuquerque household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Albuquerque household income for Asian householders

Albuquerque household income for some other race householders

Albuquerque household income for two or more races householders

Albuquerque household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Albuquerque marital status for males

Albuquerque marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,400
Black or African American householders: $121,000
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $109,100
Asian householders: $139,100
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $135,200
Some other race householders: $106,000
Two or more races householders: $118,400
Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,400

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 114,632
One, attached: 12,011
Two: 3,880
3 or 4: 12,945
5 to 9: 9,662
10 to 19: 10,515
20 to 49: 8,267
50 or more: 18,016
Mobile homes: 8,653
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 133

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Albuquerque:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (93%)
Electricity (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (73%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,921

Here:	12.1%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,624

Here:	10.6%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,431

Here:	11.2%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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