Santa Fe County, New Mexico

52 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 155,175
Median household income: $74,689
Median home value: $416,900

Santa Fe County is a county in New Mexico with a population of 155,175. 52 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,689, its median household income sits above New Mexico's $62,125.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Fe County's population grew 3.9% from 149,293 to 155,175, while its median household income rose 22.0% from $61,200 to $74,689.

The typical home was built around 1989. 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 155,175
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,689
Median home value: $416,900
Median gross rent: $1,318
Housing units: 77,686
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	149,293	$61,200	$291,800	$1,048
2020	150,319	$60,668	$294,800	$1,092
2021	153,632	$64,423	$315,100	$1,164
2022	154,481	$70,522	$374,200	$1,252
2023	155,175	$74,689	$416,900	$1,318

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,877	3.8%
5 to 17	19,699	12.7%
18 to 24	10,841	7.0%
25 to 34	16,761	10.8%
35 to 44	18,198	11.7%
45 to 54	18,199	11.7%
55 to 64	23,259	15.0%
65 to 74	26,184	16.9%
75 and over	16,157	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,374	44.1%
Black or African American	1,251	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,995	2.6%
Asian	2,197	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	0.0%
Some other race	731	0.5%
Two or more races	4,072	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74,485	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,162	8.6%
High school graduate	23,905	20.1%
Some college or associate's	32,241	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	26,025	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26,425	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,586	69.7%
Carpooled	6,157	8.6%
Public transit	626	0.9%
Walked	1,506	2.1%
Bicycle	407	0.6%
Worked from home	12,119	17.0%
Other means	781	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,395	29.5%
15 to 29 min	24,126	40.8%
30 to 44 min	10,504	17.8%
45 to 59 min	3,508	5.9%
60+ min	3,530	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 12.5% (19,103 of 152,885)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,554	57.0%
Nonfamily households	29,794	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	69,348	89.3%
Vacant	8,338	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48,973	70.6%
Renter-occupied	20,375	29.4%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49,215	63.4%
1-unit, attached	5,555	7.2%
2 to 4 units	4,764	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4,645	6.0%
20 or more units	3,159	4.1%
Mobile home & other	10,348	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 35049
State: New Mexico
Land area: 1,910 sq mi
Water area: 1.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.5145, -105.9640