Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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Santa Fe County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (150th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	156,105	2,120,246	334,922,499	445th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,071	$64,059	$80,734	617th of 3,221
Median Age	48.7	39.4	38.9	307th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.1%	31.0%	35.7%	150th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$446,300	$248,100	$332,700	203rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,389	$1,067	$1,413	327th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.0%	17.8%	12.5%	1950th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.0%	5.2%	1052nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	81.7	17.5	n/a	1127th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.1%	9.4%	14.1%	282nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	325th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.5%	70.0%	65.2%	2089th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	23.5	26.4	1725th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.4%	12.2%	15.1%	201st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1119th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.9%	40.9%	46.9%	2615th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1086th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47.9%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.5	62.7	61.4

Age in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	48.7	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	16.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.0%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	70,767	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.1%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,207	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.0%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	78,834	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.7%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,152	$1,731	n/a

Education in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	8.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.6%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.9%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.1%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.3%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Statistic	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.3%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.2%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.9%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	69.6%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	26.0%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	23.6%	25.3%	16.7%

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