COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peñasco vs Santa Fe
PLACE A
Peñasco, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Santa Fe, Texas
Peñasco is 96% smaller than Santa Fe. Santa Fe earns more, with a median household income $53,357 higher. Santa Fe has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -20%).
PEÑASCOSANTA FEDIFFERENCE
Total population54613,913−96% vs Santa Fe
Population density449819−370
Population growth-19.5%4.2%−23.7 pts
Median age43.843.0+0.8
Male57.3%48.6%+8.8 pts
Female42.7%51.4%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%5.3%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic12.6%68.3%−55.6 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.3%21.6%+64.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.1%8.7%−7.6 pts
Median household income$45,833$99,190−$53,357
Per capita income$31,137$39,305−$8,168
Poverty rate18.9%10.4%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%15.0%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree6.7%3.7%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%8.5%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation54.7%57.5%−2.8 pts
Median home value$229,300$325,800−$96,500
Median gross rent$963$1,240−$277
Owner-occupied71.6%81.3%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%8.5%+19.1 pts
Rent-burdened households29.9%36.4%−6.5 pts
Average commute35.327.5+7.8
Worked from home17.8%7.5%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.6%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.1%18.5%−13.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024