Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Hiking trail in Cedar Crest
Location of Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Cedar Crest, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Area
• Total	3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
• Land	3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	6,581 ft (2,006 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	958
• Density	307/sq mi (118.6/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87008
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-13200
GNIS feature ID	0904869

Cedar Crest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 958 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Cedar Crest is located in eastern Bernalillo County at (35.107145, -106.373543), along the eastern base of the Sandia Mountains. It is bordered by the village of Tijeras to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,060 people, 470 households, and 322 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 323.9 people per square mile (125.2/km²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 153.1 per square mile (59.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.89% White, 1.23% African American, 1.42% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 6.89% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.81% of the population.

There were 470 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,865, and the median income for a family was $62,054. Males had a median income of $42,400 versus $28,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,263. About 5.1% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

The Tinkertown Museum is located in Cedar Crest.

In popular culture

In the opening scene of episode 14 of season 5 of the TV series Breaking Bad ("Ozymandias"), Walt takes a break after his first day cooking methamphetamine to phone his wife, Skyler, to suggest that the family "head up to Turquoise Trail and stop at Tinkertown, maybe grab some lunch in Madrid" (something the show's creator, Vince Gilligan, says he and his girlfriend did while exploring New Mexico ).