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Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 448,607 as of the 2000 U.S. census. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city's population was 504,949, with a metropolitan population of 816,811 as of July 1, 2006. In 2006, Albuquerque ranked as the 33rd-largest city and 61st-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, a hub for many master-planned communities which are expected to draw future businesses and residents to the area. Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico and Kirtland Air Force Base as well as Sandia National Laboratories and Petroglyph National Monument. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque and the Rio Grande flows through the city north to south.

Albuquerque lies at the center of the New Mexico Technology Corridor, a band of high-tech private companies and government institutions along the Rio Grande. Larger institutions whose employees contribute to the population are numerous and include Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, and the attendant contracting companies which bring highly educated workers to a somewhat isolated region. Intel operates a large semiconductor factory or "fab" just outside the city boundaries of neighboring Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, New Mexico, with its attendant large-capital investment. The solar energy and architectural-design innovator Steve Baer located his company, Zomeworks, here in the late 1960s. In March 2007 Tesla Motors announced that an electric car assembly plant will be going up on Albuquerque's Westside. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory cooperate in an enterprise that began with the Manhattan Project. ...more

Among the most common occupations in Albuquerque are Management, professional, and related occupations, 36%; Sales and office occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Albuquerque, New Mexico work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Albuquerque, New Mexico are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 14%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Albuquerque job listings indicate that the following industries in Albuquerque are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $35,015, and the median income of households in Albuquerque was $41,820.

According to our Albuquerque Trends data, the number of Albuquerque, New Mexico jobs has decreased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Albuquerque Total population 488,133 Male 48.71% Female 51.29% Median age 35.8     Albuquerque Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.5% Median cost of a home $149,900 Median mortgage payment $821 Renter-occupied homes 37.5% Vacant housing 5.6% Median monthly rent $620     Average Income Median for all workers $24,783 Median for all male full-time $39,530 Median for all female full-time $30,500     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 18% Graduate degree 15%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 48% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 14%     Race White 75% Black or African American 3% Asian 2% Other 20%     Albuquerque Commute Carpool 12.7% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 21 minutes