Santa Fe Population History 1990 - 2023

Santa Fe Population Facts

What is the current population of Santa Fe?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Santa Fe is 89,167. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the 390th largest city in the US.

What county is Santa Fe, New Mexico in?

Santa Fe is located entirely in Santa Fe County.

What is the size of Santa Fe, New Mexico in square miles?

Santa Fe has an area of 46.0 square miles. Santa Fe is the 5th largest city, by area, in New Mexico.

What was the peak population of Santa Fe?

The current population of Santa Fe (89,167) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Santa Fe growing?

Santa Fe has grown 40.8% since the 2000. Santa Fe, New Mexico is growing somewhat quickly; it is growing faster than 68% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Santa Fe, New Mexico?

Santa Fe has a population density of 1,477.8 people per square mile. Santa Fe has the 9th highest population density in New Mexico.

Santa Fe Demographics

What is the voting age population of Santa Fe, New Mexico?

The total voting age population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 60,483. The voting age population is 46.1% male and 53.9% female.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 22.6% of the residents of Santa Fe are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Santa Fe, New Mexico?

The racial demographics of Santa Fe are 88.0% White, 4.8% Other, 2.9% Two or more races, 1.8% American Indian, 1.2% Black, 1.1% Asian and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 55.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico residents are below the poverty line?

In Santa Fe, 13.5% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 19.9%. On a per-household basis, 9.6% of families are below the poverty line in Santa Fe.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 61.5% of Santa Fe residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Santa Fe, New Mexico residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 88.9% of Santa Fe residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 41.7% have a bachelor's degree and 20.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Santa Fe residents aged 5 and older, 35.7% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 32.3% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.7% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.8% speak an Asian language.

Santa Fe Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

The unemployment rate in Santa Fe is 4.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico residents work for the government?

In Santa Fe, 19.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

The median household income in Santa Fe is $57,972.

Santa Fe Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

In Santa Fe, 62.7% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

Renters occupy 37.3% of housing units in Santa Fe.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Santa Fe, 7.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Santa Fe, New Mexico housing units were built after 2000?

In Santa Fe, 21.1% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 8,800 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Santa Fe is $1,080.

What percentage of households in Santa Fe, New Mexico have broadband internet?

In Santa Fe, 81.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.