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Albuquerque, New Mexico

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The 2000 Census showed that Albuquerque had a population of 448,607 people ^<1>. This represents 24.64% of the total population of New Mexico, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	521,999	+16.36%	+1.28% since 2007
2007	515,396	+14.89%	+1.78% since 2006
2006	506,384	+12.88%	+2.19% since 2005
2005	495,531	+10.46%	+2.25% since 2004
2004	484,643	+8.03%	+2.23% since 2003
2003	474,070	+5.68%	+1.89% since 2002
2002	465,263	+3.71%	+2.19% since 2001
2001	455,282	+1.49%	+1.49% since 2000
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2000	448,607	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Albuquerque			521,999	16.36% increase
2	Las Cruces	S	191 mi [307.4 km]	91,865	23.7% increase
3	Santa Fe	NE	55 mi [88.5 km]	71,831	15.48% increase
4	Rio Rancho	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	79,655	53.88% increase
5	Roswell	SE	170 mi [273.6 km]	46,198	2% increase
6	Farmington	NW	142 mi [228.5 km]	42,637	12.67% increase
7	Alamogordo	S	158 mi [254.3 km]	35,757	0.49% increase

Albuquerque had 198,465 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Albuquerque has an area ^<4> of 180.6 square miles [467.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Albuquerque had a 2000 population density of 2,483 people per square mile [958 people/km²], making it the state's 2nd most densely populated area.

Bernalillo County

The city of Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 557,133 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 448,607 people, Albuquerque contained 80.5% of the Bernalillo County total.

In addition, where the community of Albuquerque has a population density of 2,483 people per square mile [958 people/km²], Bernalillo County averages 477.8 people per square mile [184.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Bernalillo County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Albuquerque and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Albuquerque. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	527,621	16.29% increase
10 mi [16 km]	3	535,408	16.13% increase
15 mi [24 km]	6	624,820	20.18% increase
20 mi [32 km]	7	628,880	20.06% increase
25 mi [40 km]	8	643,033	20.45% increase
30 mi [48 km]	9	645,775	20.54% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Albuquerque. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Albuquerque, it also contains a comparison between Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico.

Click here for the Albuquerque QuickFact (QF-3502000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Bernalillo County (QF-35001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Bernalillo County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cibola	QF-35006	W	27,285	6.4% increase
Sandoval	QF-35043	N	122,298	34.03% increase
Santa Fe	QF-35049	NE	143,937	10.87% increase
Torrance	QF-35057	SE	16,269	3.95% decrease
Valencia	QF-35061	S	72,207	8.82% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Albuquerque:

	State Code:	35 (New Mexico)
	County Code:	001 (Bernalillo County)
	Place Code:	02000 (Albuquerque)

	State & County Code:	35001 (New Mexico/Bernalillo County)

	State & Place Code:	3502000 (New Mexico/Albuquerque)

Albuquerque is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Albuquerque.

The Commemorative
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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Albuquerque and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Albuquerque. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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