1451 Main St
Los Lunas, NM 87031

The Albuquerque metropolitan area spans Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties. The metro has grown by 25 percent since 2000, to nearly 911,500 citizens. Albuquerque is the largest city with roughly 558,700 residents followed by Rio Rancho. Over the next five years, the population of the metro will increase by 1.1 percent annually. The major drivers of the Albuquerque economy are government, defense, manufacturing and high tech. Since recovering from the recession, the local economy is now accelerating. The U.S. military plays a vital role in the local economy, attracting private and government high-tech institutions, a well-trained labor force and capital investment to the region. The local government shows strong support for the expansions and relocations of business. Both government and business officials in the region have aggressively sought to provide tax incentives and create economic zones to encourage such growth.