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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators New Mexico Albuquerque  Populations Total population 1,969,915[1] 511,893[2] Families 224,302[3] 58,876[4] Children 593,372[5] 140,286[6]  Households Average family size 3.24[7] 3.11[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 28.06%[9] 30.00%[10] One parent (male) 10.41%[11] 11.71%[12] Two-parent 61.54%[13] 58.29%[14]  Income Median family income $49,658[15] $56,062[16] Mean family income $63,945[17] $69,297[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $658[19] $760[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $26,334[21] $30,400[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.64%[23] 5.02%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 22.08%[25] 17.71%[26] Children under 5 30.01%[27] 23.88%[28] Children 5-17 23.03%[29] 19.80%[30]  Education No high school diploma 17.74%[31] 13.87%[32] High school and above 82.26%[33] 86.13%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 24.79%[35] 31.63%[36] High school dropout rate 4.20%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 15.81%[38] n/a Birth rate ranking 51[39]