1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 New Mexico
050 Bernalillo County
Total population.............................................. 480,577
SEX
Male............................................................. 234,602
Female........................................................... 245,975
AGE
Under 5 years.................................................... 37,126
5 to 17 years.................................................... 88,473
18 to 20 years................................................... 20,971
21 to 24 years................................................... 29,391
25 to 44 years................................................... 167,885
45 to 54 years................................................... 48,464
55 to 59 years................................................... 19,439
60 to 64 years................................................... 18,309
65 to 74 years................................................... 30,702
75 to 84 years................................................... 15,507
85 years and over................................................ 4,310
Median age....................................................... 32.2
Under 18 years...................................................... 125,599
Percent of total population...................................... 26.1
65 years and over................................................... 50,519
Percent of total population...................................... 10.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households.................................................... 185,582
Family households (families)..................................... 124,794
Married-couple families....................................... 94,701
Percent of total households................................ 51.0
Other family, male householder................................ 7,935
Other family, female householder.............................. 22,158
Nonfamily households............................................. 60,788
Percent of total households................................ 32.8
Householder living alone...................................... 48,450
Householder 65 years and over.............................. 13,697
Persons living in households..................................... 473,263
Persons per household............................................ 2.55
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters................................. 7,314
Institutionalized persons..................................... 3,315
Other persons in group quarters............................... 3,999
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White............................................................ 369,445
Black............................................................ 13,199
Percent of total population................................... 2.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut................................ 16,296
Percent of total population................................... 3.4
Asian or Pacific Islander........................................ 7,386
Percent of total population................................... 1.5
Other race....................................................... 74,251
Hispanic origin (of any race).................................... 178,310
Percent of total population................................... 37.1
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
University of New Mexico
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
FAX: (505) 277-7066
Email: bber@unm.edu
