Santa Fe, New Mexico Population 2024

89,646

Santa Fe Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Santa Fe was:

  • White: 68.22%
  • Two or more races: 16.2%
  • Other race: 10.54%
  • Native American: 1.88%
  • Asian: 1.71%
  • Black or African American: 1.32%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.13%
Land Area (mi²)
52.2 sq mi
Density (mi²)
1,716.30/sq mi
Growth Since 2020
2.19% (1,917)
The current population of Santa Fe, New Mexico is 89,646 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates (released May 2024). The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 87,729.

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White59,77568.22%
Two or more races14,19416.2%
Other race9,23410.54%
Native American1,6451.88%
Asian1,4981.71%
Black or African American1,1581.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1130.13%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Santa Fe Population by Race

Santa Fe Population Pyramid 2024

Santa Fe Median Age

44.5

Total

42.7

Male

46.3

Female

Santa Fe Adults

There are 72,429 adults, (21,595 of whom are seniors) in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe Age Dependency

72.4

Age Dependency Ratio

42.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

29.9

Child Dependency Ratio

Santa Fe Sex Ratio

Female45,39151.81%
Male42,22648.19%

Santa Fe Population by Age

Santa Fe Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All39,3112.1964.335.7
Non Family18,0241.2554.445.6
Married14,3772.978.421.6
Female4,8073.2964.935.1
Male2,1032.8452.247.8

2.9

Average Family Size

2.19

Average Household Size

64.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Santa Fe Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade2,7804.28%
Associates Degree4,8487.47%
Bachelors Degree13,94821.48%
Graduate Degree14,62822.53%
High School Graduate12,96819.97%
Less Than 9th Grade3,3765.2%
Some College12,38519.07%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Santa Fe Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Santa Fe Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White30,34929,82320,245
Hispanic30,11024,7156,123
2+ Races9,7608,5753,072
Other Race5,8544,6231,117
Native American1,1891,039223
Asian1,1751,085744
Black683646359
Islander1131130

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 66.71%.

Santa Fe Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$49,981$54,341$44,488
Graduate Degree$69,435$80,386$62,603
High School Graduate$30,201$34,200$27,142
Less Than 9th Grade$24,445$29,905$20,454
Overall$40,940$46,051$35,312
Some College$37,324$44,820$32,205

$40,940

Average Earnings

$46,051

Average Male

$35,312

Average Female

Santa Fe Earnings by Educational Attainment

Santa Fe Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Santa Fe Language

65.93% of Santa Fe residents speak only English, while 34.07% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 29.61% of the population.

Santa Fe Language

Santa Fe Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic45,8917,79116.98%
White34,7013,3139.55%
Multiple13,9612,03214.55%
Other9,1331,93021.13%
Black1,07935332.72%
Native1,51721714.3%
Islander1137162.83%
Asian1,366251.83%

13.72%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.6%

Male Poverty Rate

14.77%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Santa Fe

The race most likely to be in poverty in Santa Fe is Islander, with 62.83% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Santa Fe is Asian, with 1.83% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.75%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.91%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.24%.

Santa Fe Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade24.93%
High School16.02%
Some College12.75%
Bachelors or Greater6.21%

Santa Fe Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed30.74%
Male Unemployed29.4%
Female Employed9.44%
Male Employed6.11%

Santa Fe Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Santa Fe Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$78,882$112,596
Households$67,663$95,734
Married Families$97,888$135,485
Non Families$50,398$72,214

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Santa Fe Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

41.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

43.3%

Male Marriage Rate

39.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Santa Fe Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Santa Fe Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Santa Fe Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Santa Fe Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

4,482

Number of Veterans

4,231

Male Veterans

251

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam2,171
First Gulf War561
Second Gulf War474
Korea390
World War II116

Santa Fe Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+1,709
65 to 741,265
55 to 64771
35 to 54625
18 to 34112

Santa Fe Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White3,4936.91%
Hispanic1,5064.27%
2+ Races5565.07%
Other Race2072.9%
Native American1098.01%
Black10715.51%
Asian100.73%

Santa Fe Veterans by Race

Santa Fe Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.01%

Veteran Poverty Rate

28.8%

Veteran Disability Rate

Santa Fe Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

61.1%

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Employment Rate

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

Santa Fe Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Fe Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Fe Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

45.25%

Born in Santa Fe

85.34%

Native Born

14.66%

Foreign Born

9.2%

Non Citizen

5.46%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

85.34% of Santa Fe residents were born in the United States, with 45.25% having been born in New Mexico. 9.2% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Santa Fe Place of Birth

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202992,0424790.52%
202891,5634790.53%
202791,0844800.53%
202690,6044790.53%
202590,1254790.53%
202489,6464790.54%
202389,1671110.12%
202289,0567560.86%
202188,3005710.65%
202087,7292,7203.2%
201985,0096010.71%
201884,4083500.42%
201784,0584790.57%
201683,5794070.49%
201583,1722980.36%
201482,8742470.3%
201382,6274510.55%
201282,1764500.55%
201181,7267050.87%
201081,02100%
200062,2036,34411.36%
199055,8596,69913.63%
198049,1607,99319.42%
197041,1677,77323.28%
196033,3945,39619.27%
195027,9987,67337.75%
194020,3259,14981.86%
193011,1763,94054.45%
19207,2362,16442.67%
19105,072-531-9.48%
19005,603-582-9.41%
18906,185-450-6.78%
18806,6351,87039.24%
18704,7651302.8%
18604,635-211-4.35%
18504,846-87,196-94.74%

Santa Fe Population by Year