COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Santa Fe County

New Mexico · 98,928 residents · 1,910 sq mi

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Santa Fe County is home to 98,928 people in New Mexico. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. That is roughly 22% ahead of the New Mexico median. The typical home is worth $102,200. Households earn $29,403 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

98,928

−23%vs 2000

vs 129,292 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,910 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024156K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(7,005)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(7,638)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(7,166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(6,517)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(5,586)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(16,304)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.5%(19,254)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(11,586)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(7,867)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(6,223)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(3,006)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(776)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,403

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,207 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,327

−35%vs 2000

vs $23,594 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,200

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $169,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $690 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.5%(58,790)

Black0.5%(667)

Hispanic / Latino49%(63,405)

Asian0.8%(1,082)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.5%(79,672)

Black0.6%(574)

Hispanic / Latino49.2%(48,660)

Asian0.5%(479)

Other18.4%(18,203)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.9%(40,374)

Spaniard5.4%(8,465)

Central American1.6%(2,438)

South American0.8%(1,306)

Salvadoran0.6%(1,001)

Guatemalan0.6%(930)

Puerto Rican0.4%(661)

Venezuelan0.2%(380)

Colombian0.2%(325)

Cuban0.2%(315)

Honduran0.2%(289)

Argentine0.1%(154)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(152)

Peruvian0.1%(146)

Costa Rican0.1%(114)

Uruguayan0.1%(80)

Dominican0.1%(79)

Nicaraguan0%(65)

Panamanian0%(39)

Paraguayan0%(29)

Bolivian0%(18)

Ecuadorian0%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(588)

Filipino0.3%(484)

Asian Indian0.2%(309)

Japanese0.2%(245)

Korean0.1%(203)

Nepalese0.1%(99)

Vietnamese0%(75)

Sri Lankan0%(39)

Thai0%(34)

Indonesian0%(22)

Taiwanese0%(21)

Pakistani0%(18)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Kazakh0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(141)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(98)

Chamorro0%(77)

Fijian0%(6)

Ancestry

English12.2%(19,024)

German10.3%(16,119)

Irish8.1%(12,639)

American3.8%(5,952)

Italian3.4%(5,245)

Scottish2.3%(3,522)

French2%(3,094)

Polish1.4%(2,230)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,851)

Swedish1.2%(1,824)

Dutch1.1%(1,718)

Norwegian1.1%(1,676)

+ 45 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1%(1,520)

Russian1%(1,517)

British1%(1,501)

Swiss0.4%(635)

Czech0.4%(590)

Danish0.4%(569)

Hungarian0.3%(505)

Finnish0.3%(474)

Ukrainian0.3%(411)

Austrian0.3%(396)

French Canadian0.3%(392)

Portuguese0.2%(381)

Serbian0.2%(379)

Subsaharan African0.2%(344)

Lithuanian0.2%(309)

Greek0.2%(295)

Arab0.2%(274)

Croatian0.2%(246)

Iranian0.1%(220)

Canadian0.1%(217)

Romanian0.1%(174)

Belgian0.1%(149)

Nigerian0.1%(147)

Slovak0.1%(137)

Latvian0.1%(114)

Australian0.1%(109)

Turkish0.1%(108)

Lebanese0.1%(99)

West Indian0.1%(98)

Armenian0%(76)

Egyptian0%(44)

Brazilian0%(44)

Ethiopian0%(35)

Jamaican0%(35)

Slovene0%(22)

Kenyan0%(21)

Syrian0%(16)

Macedonian0%(16)

Palestinian0%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)

Bulgarian0%(7)

Israeli0%(7)

Jordanian0%(6)

Barbadian0%(5)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married33.4%(22,033)

Married50.9%(33,599)

Widowed2.7%(1,807)

Divorced13.1%(8,626)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(19,277)

Married47.1%(32,974)

Widowed8.5%(5,986)

Divorced16.9%(11,802)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−11.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)16%(1,415)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(1,656)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.7%(4,232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(478)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(62)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,866 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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