Albuquerque is a large city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 448,627 people and 102 constituent neighborhoods, Albuquerque is the largest community in New Mexico.

Unlike some cities, Albuquerque isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Albuquerque are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Albuquerque is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albuquerque who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.46%), sales jobs (12.67%), and management occupations (8.67%).

Also of interest is that Albuquerque has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One thing noticeable about Albuquerque is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Albuquerque is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Albuquerque a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Albuquerque is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Albuquerque Information and Demographics

The education level of Albuquerque citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.78% of adults in Albuquerque have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Albuquerque in 2000 was $20,884, which is wealthy relative to New Mexico, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,536 for a family of four.

Albuquerque is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Albuquerque home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Albuquerque is White, followed by Native American. Albuquerque also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.88% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Albuquerque include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Albuquerque is English. Some people also speak Spanish.