2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 676,444. The median age was 38.9 years, with 21.1% of residents under the age of 18 and 17.5% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The racial makeup of the county was 52.2% White, 3.2%
Black or African American, 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 14.9% from some other race, and 21.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 48.7% of the population. 96.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.0% lived in rural areas. There were 279,298 households in the county, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 299,451 housing units, of which 6.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 61.7% were owner-occupied and 38.3% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. The population density was . There were 284,234 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 69.4% white, 4.8% American Indian, 3.0% black or African American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 16.0% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 47.9% of the population. • 27.6% Mexican • 18.5% Spanish • 11.6% German • 8.5% Irish • 7.6% English • 3.4% Italian • 2.6% American • 2.3% French • 1.9% Scottish • 1.7% Scotch-Irish • 1.7% Polish • 1.3% Norwegian • 1.2% Swedish • 1.1% Dutch Of the 266,000 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.3% were non-families, and 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 35.8 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 556,678 people, 220,936 households, and 141,178 families living in the county, making Bernalillo the most populous
county in the state. The population density was . There were 239,074 housing units at an average density of . 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, 25.30% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.30% was from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% was 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. ==Politics==