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Santa Fe Metro

Santa Fe, NM · 1 counties · 156,907 residents (2025 est.) · 1,910 sq mi
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Santa Fe is home to 156,105 people. At a median age of 48.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26,813 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,071, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Santa Fe

What changed most since 1990

  • White share47.3% → 44.0% (−3.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median age34.6 → 48.7 (+14.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in New Mexico

  • 2nd in household income$79,071
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree46.1%
  • 2nd in home value$446,300
  • 6th in diversity score71.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
156,105
+21%since 2000
from 129,292 in 2000
156,907 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
82 / sq mi
+21%since 2000
from 68 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
48.7
+28%since 2000
from 37.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,910 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
93K110K128K145K162K19902000201020202024Santa Fe
2024156K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.7%(5,788)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.2%(6,540)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(7,673)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(8,259)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(7,841)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.8%(16,852)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(18,478)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(18,035)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.6%(22,854)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416.8%(26,216)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.8%(13,712)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(3,857)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,071
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,207 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,207
+121%since 2000
from $23,594 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.2%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.0%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 12.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.487
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.489 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade2.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$446,300
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $169,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,389
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $690 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 68.6% in 2000
28.5% rent
Vacancy rate
10.2%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.17 people
−16%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.3%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+4%since 2009
from 5.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic45.5%(58,790)
Black0.5%(667)
Hispanic / Latino49%(63,405)
Asian0.8%(1,082)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44%(68,679)
Black0.8%(1,276)
Hispanic / Latino47.9%(74,740)
Asian1.4%(2,239)
Other5.9%(9,171)
Diversity Score
72
+4%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
40
−2%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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)
Bolivian0%(18)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(588)
Filipino0.3%(484)
Asian Indian0.2%(309)
Japanese0.2%(245)
Korean0.1%(203)
Nepalese0.1%(99)
Thai0%(34)
Taiwanese0%(21)
Pakistani0%(18)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Kazakh0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(141)
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)
Portuguese0.2%(381)
Serbian0.2%(379)
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)
Israeli0%(7)
Haitian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
46.1%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 36.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
23.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+55%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 72.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.4%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.3%
−9.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 72.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.4%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
12.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.9%
−11.1 ptssince 2013
from 20.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.1%
+13.9 ptssince 2017
from 76.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.6%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.6%
+4.3 ptssince 2016
from 65.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
26.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2016
from 30.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

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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Over time

Santa Fe, decade by decade

Santa Fe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199098,928$70,569$245,28732.3%66.7
2000129,292$76,887$308,04236.9%68.9
2010144,170$75,807$419,63140.0%68.7
2020154,823$73,532$357,30940.7%71.9
2024156,105$79,071$446,30046.1%71.7

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

Santa FeCENTRAL89,837Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619La Cienega3,543Agua Fria2,898Pojoaque2,327Las Campanas2,119Nambe2,035Tres Arroyos1,926Tano Road1,586Cuartelez1,512El Rancho1,451Thunder Mountain1,366El Valle de Arroyo Seco1,293Cañoncito1,253Tesuque1,079Cedar Grove901Sunlit Hills899Santa Fe Foothills779La Cueva CDP (Santa Fe County)778San Ildefonso Pueblo737Valle Vista729La Puebla715Conejo555Cuyamungue509Peak Place427Jacona412Glorieta385Cuyamungue Grant376Chupadero334Tesuque Pueblo325

The 30 most populous of 50 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

1 component county

Santa Fe CountyCENTRAL156,907
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Santa Fe, NM?

Santa Fe, NM has about 156,105 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Santa Fe, NM?

The typical household in Santa Fe, NM earns about $79,071 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Santa Fe, NM expensive?

In Santa Fe, NM, the median home is worth about $446,300, and the typical rent is about $1,389 a month.

How educated are people in Santa Fe, NM?

About 46.1% of adults age 25 and over in Santa Fe, NM hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Santa Fe, NM?

About 12.0% of people in Santa Fe, NM live below the federal poverty line.

Has Santa Fe, NM grown since 1990?

Yes, Santa Fe, NM has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,177 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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