Agua Fria

Population: 2,842
Median household income: $47,438
Median home value: $264,900

Agua Fria is a community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, home to 2,842 residents. The median household income of $47,438 is below the Santa Fe County median ($74,689).

From 2019 to 2023, Agua Fria's population grew 4.0% from 2,734 to 2,842, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $206,000 to $264,900.

Households average 2.09 people. The median gross rent is $1,143.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,842
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,438
Median home value: $264,900
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 1,427
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7342,842

Median household income

$41,201$47,438

Median home value

$206,000$264,900

Median gross rent

$799$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,734	$41,201	$206,000	$799
2020	2,997	$50,787	—	$1,270
2021	2,512	$43,821	$225,000	$1,099
2022	2,523	$42,411	$254,500	$1,100
2023	2,842	$47,438	$264,900	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6423.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	5.0%
5 to 17	547	19.2%
18 to 24	81	2.9%
25 to 34	299	10.5%
35 to 44	430	15.1%
45 to 54	203	7.1%
55 to 64	664	23.4%
65 to 74	238	8.4%
75 and over	237	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	571	20.1%
Black or African American	12	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,222	78.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	16.3%
High school graduate	693	33.5%
Some college or associate's	769	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	183	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	88	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	851	60.7%
Carpooled	230	16.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	269	19.2%
Other means	52	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	244	21.5%
15 to 29 min	384	33.9%
30 to 44 min	346	30.5%
45 to 59 min	10	0.9%
60+ min	149	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 24.5% (697 of 2,842)

	Count	Share
Family households	927	68.3%
Nonfamily households	431	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,358	95.2%
Vacant	69	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	610	44.9%
Renter-occupied	748	55.1%

1-unit, detached22.8%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other53.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	325	22.8%
1-unit, attached	18	1.3%
2 to 4 units	65	4.6%
5 to 19 units	76	5.3%
20 or more units	179	12.5%
Mobile home & other	764	53.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3501220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6616, -106.0148