Santa Fe

Population: 88,224
Median household income: $70,110
Median home value: $411,500

Located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Santa Fe is a community with a population of 88,224. The median household income of $70,110 is below the Santa Fe County median ($74,689).

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Fe's population grew 5.1% from 83,922 to 88,224, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $280,800 to $411,500.

45.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,224
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,110
Median home value: $411,500
Median gross rent: $1,380
Housing units: 45,529
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,92288,224

Median household income

$57,972$70,110

Median home value

$280,800$411,500

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,380

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,922	$57,972	$280,800	$1,080
2020	84,418	$57,274	$290,800	$1,125
2021	86,935	$61,990	$312,300	$1,199
2022	87,617	$67,663	$370,600	$1,314
2023	88,224	$70,110	$411,500	$1,380

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,333	3.8%
5 to 17	11,256	12.8%
18 to 24	7,235	8.2%
25 to 34	10,317	11.7%
35 to 44	10,775	12.2%
45 to 54	11,216	12.7%
55 to 64	11,318	12.8%
65 to 74	13,797	15.6%
75 and over	8,977	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,220	42.2%
Black or African American	932	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,446	1.6%
Asian	1,605	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.1%
Some other race	447	0.5%
Two or more races	2,508	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44,012	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,962	9.0%
High school graduate	12,910	19.4%
Some college or associate's	17,368	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,288	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15,872	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,976	69.8%
Carpooled	3,725	8.7%
Public transit	551	1.3%
Walked	1,055	2.5%
Bicycle	323	0.8%
Worked from home	6,945	16.2%
Other means	396	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,872	35.7%
15 to 29 min	15,757	43.7%
30 to 44 min	4,044	11.2%
45 to 59 min	1,568	4.4%
60+ min	1,785	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 13.9% (12,070 of 87,049)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,282	52.3%
Nonfamily households	19,419	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,701	89.4%
Vacant	4,828	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,561	62.8%
Renter-occupied	15,140	37.2%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,588	56.2%
1-unit, attached	4,767	10.5%
2 to 4 units	4,226	9.3%
5 to 19 units	4,146	9.1%
20 or more units	2,810	6.2%
Mobile home & other	3,992	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3570500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 52 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 35.6620, -105.9818