Albuquerque metropolitan area




Place in New Mexico, United States




















































Albuquerque metropolitan area

View of Albuquerque, from Pat Hurley Park
View of Albuquerque, from Pat Hurley Park

Albuquerque Metropolitan Area.png
Coordinates: 35°06′39″N 106°36′36″W / 35.11083°N 106.61000°W / 35.11083; -106.61000Coordinates: 35°06′39″N 106°36′36″W / 35.11083°N 106.61000°W / 35.11083; -106.61000
National United States
States
 New Mexico
Statistical Area Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area
Principal counties
(cities)
Area

 • Total 9,297 sq mi (24,080 km2)
Elevation
(Albuquerque)

5,312 ft (1,619 m)
Highest elevation
(Sandia crest)

10,678 ft (3,255 m)
Population

 • Total 909,906[1]
 • Density 95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone
UTC−7 (Mountain Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time)

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque that covers four counties - Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 887,077.[2] It is estimated to be 909,906, through 2016.[3] The Albuquerque MSA forms a part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.




Contents






  • 1 Counties


  • 2 Communities


    • 2.1 Cities


    • 2.2 Towns


    • 2.3 Villages


    • 2.4 Census-designated places


      • 2.4.1 Future developments






  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Labor Force


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





Counties



  • Bernalillo

  • Sandoval

  • Torrance

  • Valencia



Communities



Cities




  • Albuquerque (Principal city)

  • Belen

  • Moriarty

  • Rio Communities

  • Rio Rancho



Towns



  • Bernalillo

  • Estancia

  • Mountainair

  • Peralta



Villages



  • Bosque Farms

  • Corrales

  • Cuba

  • Encino

  • Jemez Springs

  • Los Lunas

  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

  • San Ysidro

  • Tijeras

  • Willard



Census-designated places







  • Algodones

  • Carnuel

  • Casa Colorada

  • Cedar Crest

  • Chilili

  • Cochiti

  • El Cerro-Monterey Park

  • Isleta Village Proper

  • Jarales

  • Jemez Pueblo

  • La Jara

  • Los Chavez

  • Los Trujillos-Gabaldon

  • Manzano

  • Meadow Lake

  • North Valley

  • Paradise Hills




  • Pena Blanca

  • Placitas

  • Ponderosa

  • Pueblo of Sandia Village

  • Regina

  • Rio Communities North

  • Rio Communities

  • San Felipe Pueblo

  • Santa Ana Pueblo

  • Santo Domingo Pueblo

  • South Valley

  • Tajique

  • Tome-Adelino

  • Torreon (Sandoval County)

  • Torreon (Torrance County)

  • Valencia

  • Zia Pueblo




Future developments


Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque and Santolina on the West Mesa in rural Bernalillo County are planned for 100,000 inhabitants each and are New Mexico's largest such planned developments.[4][5]



Demographics


As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 729,649 people, 281,052 households, and 186,540 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 69.74% White, 2.47% African American, 5.53% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 16.37% from other races, and 4.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.48% of the population.


The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,071, and the median income for a family was $41,804. Males had a median income of $32,563 versus $24,462 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,211.



Labor Force


Albuquerque MSA Estimated Employment (August 2006)
























Bernalillo County
304,855
Sandoval County
48,055
Torrance County
16,021
Valencia County
30,591

Total

399,522
Source: New Mexico Department of Labor [2]


See also



  • List of metropolitan areas in New Mexico

  • List of micropolitan areas in New Mexico

  • List of cities in New Mexico







References





  1. ^ "Demographics". Albuquerque Business Expansion | Business Friendly Environment | Albuquerque Economic Development AED. Retrieved February 22, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ [1]


  3. ^ List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas


  4. ^ Metcalf, Richard (March 1, 2008). "Mesa del Sol Reshapes Region". nreionline.com. Retrieved Mar 1, 2008..


  5. ^ https://www.bernco.gov/Santolina/


  6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.












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