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The 'Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area' is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico that covers four counties - Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 729,649 (though a July 1, 2006 estimate placed the population at 816,811).^[1]

Contents

Counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Census-designated places

Demographics

Labor Force

See also

References

Counties

★ Bernalillo County

★ Sandoval County

★ Torrance County

★ Valencia County

Communities

Cities

★ Albuquerque (Principal city)

★ Belen

★ Moriarty

★ Rio Rancho

Towns

★ Bernalillo

★ Estancia

★ Mountainair

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 Chaves ★ Los Trujillos-Gabaldon ★ Manzano ★ Meadow Lake ★ North Valley ★ Pena Blanca

★ Peralta ★ 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

Demographics

As of the census 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	7,366
Valencia County	30,591
'Total'	'390,867'
Source: ''New Mexico Department of Labor'' [1]

See also

★ List of metropolitan areas in New Mexico

★ List of micropolitan areas in New Mexico

★ List of cities in New Mexico

References

1. Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of New Mexico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006