Santa Fe

Population: 12,828
Median household income: $95,815
Median home value: $290,200

Santa Fe, a community in Galveston County, Texas, has 12,828 residents. At $95,815, its median household income sits above Galveston County's $85,348.

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Fe's population declined 3.4% from 13,274 to 12,828, while its median home value rose 57.1% from $184,700 to $290,200.

16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,828
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $95,815
Median home value: $290,200
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 5,207
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,27412,828

Median household income

$72,486$95,815

Median home value

$184,700$290,200

Median gross rent

$932$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,274	$72,486	$184,700	$932
2020	13,326	$77,926	$191,600	$890
2021	12,782	$84,602	$235,900	$897
2022	12,792	$91,209	$251,300	$947
2023	12,828	$95,815	$290,200	$974

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	646	5.0%
5 to 17	2,056	16.0%
18 to 24	647	5.0%
25 to 34	1,423	11.1%
35 to 44	1,871	14.6%
45 to 54	1,850	14.4%
55 to 64	2,134	16.6%
65 to 74	1,340	10.4%
75 and over	861	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,122	71.1%
Black or African American	22	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.3%
Asian	242	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,065	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,336	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,428	15.1%
High school graduate	3,269	34.5%
Some college or associate's	3,179	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,264	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	339	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,555	81.7%
Carpooled	290	5.2%
Public transit	40	0.7%
Walked	56	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	424	7.6%
Other means	211	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,210	23.5%
15 to 29 min	1,386	26.9%
30 to 44 min	1,459	28.3%
45 to 59 min	710	13.8%
60+ min	387	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 6.9% (889 of 12,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,400	72.6%
Nonfamily households	1,285	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,685	90.0%
Vacant	522	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,794	81.0%
Renter-occupied	891	19.0%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,072	78.2%
1-unit, attached	60	1.2%
2 to 4 units	164	3.1%
5 to 19 units	69	1.3%
20 or more units	164	3.1%
Mobile home & other	678	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4865726
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 29.3876, -95.1015