CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Eldorado at Santa Fe

New Mexico · 2,311 residents · 20.8 sq mi

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Eldorado at Santa Fe is home to 2,311 people in New Mexico. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 92% more than in New Mexico as a whole. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 60% since 2000. Renters pay $827 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

64% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,311

−60%vs 2000

vs 5,799 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.2%(258)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(190)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.6%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240.4%(9)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.8%(226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4434.3%(793)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(321)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(180)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.3%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,301

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,051 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,498

−41%vs 2000

vs $33,107 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$129,200

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $222,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$827

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,267 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

94.2%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

5.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(4,789)

Black0.5%(28)

Hispanic / Latino13.5%(783)

Asian0.8%(48)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(2,250)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino8%(186)

Asian0.6%(14)

Other2%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7%(393)

Spaniard2.9%(165)

Cuban0.7%(40)

Puerto Rican0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(26)

Japanese0.2%(10)

Korean0.2%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(15)

Ancestry

English20.3%(1,141)

German14.9%(838)

Irish14.7%(824)

Scottish5.6%(314)

Serbian5.4%(305)

American5.1%(289)

Italian4.6%(257)

Scotch-Irish4.5%(253)

French4.3%(243)

Polish2.8%(160)

Russian1.9%(108)

Norwegian1.7%(97)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.7%(94)

Hungarian1.5%(84)

Welsh1.4%(80)

Danish1.4%(79)

Austrian1.3%(72)

Ukrainian1.1%(61)

Swedish0.9%(48)

Subsaharan African0.7%(38)

Swiss0.7%(38)

Ethiopian0.5%(28)

Lithuanian0.4%(25)

British0.4%(23)

French Canadian0.4%(23)

Arab0.4%(22)

Lebanese0.4%(22)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Greek0.2%(13)

Turkish0.2%(13)

Australian0.2%(12)

Romanian0.2%(11)

Canadian0.2%(10)

Croatian0.2%(10)

Macedonian0.2%(10)

Czech0.2%(9)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

64.1%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

99.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

29.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

37.1 min

+106%vs 2000

vs 18.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married18.5%(455)

Married65.9%(1,623)

Widowed2%(49)

Divorced13.6%(335)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(437)

Married61.4%(1,720)

Widowed6.5%(181)

Divorced16.5%(463)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.0%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 82.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.5%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.1%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.3%(237)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 337 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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