People QuickFacts Albuquerque New Mexico Population, 2006 estimate 504,949 1,954,599 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 12.6% 7.5% Population, 2000 448,607 1,819,046 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9% 7.2% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.5% 28.0% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.0% 11.7% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.4% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 71.6% 66.8% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.1% 1.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.9% 9.5% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.3% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 39.9% 42.1%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.4% 54.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.9% 8.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 27.9% 36.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.9% 78.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 31.8% 23.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.4 21.9  Housing units, 2000 198,465 780,579 Homeownership rate, 2000 60.4% 70.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $127,600 $108,100  Households, 2000 183,236 677,971 Persons per household, 2000 2.40 2.63 Median household income, 1999 $38,272 $34,133 Per capita money income, 1999 $20,884 $17,261 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.5% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Albuquerque New Mexico Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,844,068 8,993,729 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 6,955,281 18,328,637 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,990 $9,879 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 987,792 2,771,474 Total number of firms, 2002 36,763 136,711 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.4% 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 2.1% 5.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.3% 1.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.1% 21.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 32.1% 30.9%      Geography QuickFacts Albuquerque New Mexico Land area, 2000 (square miles) 180 121,355 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,483.4 15.0 FIPS Code 02000 35 Counties Bernalillo County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts