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Real estate businesses in Bernalillo County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Bernalillo County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,040 of 2,229 scored counties
#23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 1,182
- 59 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 688
- +16.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,065 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 95
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Bernalillo County is 31 (lower middle), #2,040 of 2,229 scored counties and #23 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,182 real estate businesses in Bernalillo County. 59 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 41.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Bernalillo County spend about $4.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,065 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
Official counts show 688 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bernalillo County in 2023, up 16.6% from 2019. That is one for every 415 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bernalillo County. Population estimates show Bernalillo County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.4 | 30.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 95 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 415 | 562 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.6% | +15.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,065 | $16,591 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 590 → 688+16.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $210.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,852Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,18259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bernalillo County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrance County, NM | 85 | 6 | 9.9 | 363 | +6.9% | #6 of 2,229 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 76 | 41 | 14.9 | 248 | +7.2% | #89 of 2,229 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 75 | 10 | 6.4 | 575 | −1.0% | #93 of 2,229 |
| 4Sandoval County, NM | 74 | 97 | 17.0 | 248 | +6.9% | #131 of 2,229 |
| 5McKinley County, NM | 68 | 15 | 7.0 | 482 | −6.1% | #258 of 2,229 |
| 6Cibola County, NM | 68 | 8 | 9.4 | 366 | −0.6% | #262 of 2,229 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 64 | 48 | 20.3 | 199 | +0.3% | #415 of 2,229 |
| 8Socorro County, NM | 63 | 5 | 9.5 | 339 | −4.3% | #433 of 2,229 |
| 9San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 15 | 12.6 | 272 | −3.2% | #436 of 2,229 |
| 10Luna County, NM | 62 | 12 | 13.0 | 246 | −0.2% | #489 of 2,229 |
| 23Bernalillo County, NM | 31 | 1,182 | 41.4 | 95 | −1.4% | #2,040 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Bernalillo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Bernalillo County, NM?
There are 1,182 real estate businesses on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. 59 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 688 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 16.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,852 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.9B a year, or $17,065 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,182 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bernalillo County has 41.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 1,125, against 1,182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Bernalillo County scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,040 of 2,229 scored counties.
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