Cities / New Mexico / Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

562,218 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Today: Sunny, high 98°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Albuquerque)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ABQ

4 mi — Albuquerque International Sunport

Population & People

Population

562,218

Median age

38.8

Median household income

$68,317

Poverty rate

15.5%

Unemployment rate

5.3%

Bachelor's degree+

39.2%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

47.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$291,500

Median gross rent

$1,145/mo

Homeownership rate

61.82%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,464

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bernalillo County, 3 mi from Albuquerque), 2026. Efficiency $1009, 1BR $1185, 2BR $1464, 3BR $2036, 4BR $2399. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Mexico commercial electricity

11.23¢/kWh

New Mexico industrial electricity

5.9¢/kWh

New Mexico residential electricity

15.08¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

152778.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

120851.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Mexico

556.35

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, New Mexico-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

4 mi away

ELP

El Paso International Airport

227 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

279 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Mexico energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Mexico economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).