With 89,019 people, Santa Fe is a city in New Mexico. At a median age of 46.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 26,816 more people live here than in 2000. 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Density works out to 1,704 people per square mile. That is roughly 15% ahead of the New Mexico median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,482, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Santa Fe
What changed most since 1990
White share49.6% → 42.5%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.1 → 46.3(+10.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)14.9%(652)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(800)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.6%(2,164)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(281)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(29)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,366 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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Over time
Santa Fe, decade by decade
Santa Fe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
55,993
$72,057
$237,367
36.1%
66.0
2000
62,203
$73,580
$322,797
40.0%
68.5
2010
67,947
$71,852
$447,827
44.3%
68.5
2020
87,505
$69,418
$352,461
42.0%
70.9
2024
89,019
$73,482
$444,900
47.8%
71.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
