DoÃ±a Ana County vs Santa Fe County

A side-by-side comparison of DoÃ±a Ana County and Santa Fe County: population, income, housing, and more.

DoÃ±a Ana County and Santa Fe County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DoÃ±a Ana County has the higher population (221,665 vs 155,175 in Santa Fe County). Santa Fe County has the higher median household income ($74,689 vs $55,663 in DoÃ±a Ana County). Santa Fe County has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $205,400 in DoÃ±a Ana County).

Population, income & housing

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
Population	221,665	155,175
Median age	34.0 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,663	$74,689
Median home value	$205,400	$416,900
Median gross rent	$903	$1,318
Housing units	91,402	77,686
Homeownership rate	65.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
Population	216,069 → 221,665 (+2.6%)	149,293 → 155,175 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$40,973 → $55,663 (+35.9%)	$61,200 → $74,689 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $205,400 (+39.3%)	$291,800 → $416,900 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $903 (+19.8%)	$1,048 → $1,318 (+25.8%)

DoÃ±a Ana County

Population

216,069221,665

Median household income

$40,973$55,663

Median home value

$147,400$205,400

Median gross rent

$754$903

Santa Fe County

Population

149,293155,175

Median household income

$61,200$74,689

Median home value

$291,800$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,318

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
Under 5	5.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	14.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	16.9%
75 and over	7.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	44.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.6%
Asian	1.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	67.6%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
No high school diploma	17.3%	8.6%
High school graduate	22.8%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
Drove alone	75.5%	69.7%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	1.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.0%	17.0%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
1-unit, detached	60.1%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	6.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Santa Fe County
Poverty rate	22.2%	12.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1990	1989