2022 population: 155,664 ( 11,494 from 2010 , 841 from 2020)
Land area: 1910.4 square miles
Population density: 81.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	67,580	43.41%	6.8%
Black:	1,456	0.94%	53.7%
Indian:	3,910	2.51%	19.5%
Asian:	2,359	1.52%	44.9%
2+ races:	1,993	1.28%	18.4%
Hispanic:	78,366	50.34%	7.3%

Total non-White:	88,084	56.59%	8.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,415	7.8
Deaths:	3,463	11.2
Net Migration:	1,226	4.0
Net Immigration:	689	2.2

Change in White population:	4,289	3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,205	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
144,170
63,291	43.90%
947	0.66%
3,271	2.27%
1,628	1.13%
1,683	1.17%
73,015	50.65%
80,879	56.10%

2000
129,292
58,790	45.47%
667	0.52%
3,218	2.49%
1,153	0.89%
1,851	1.43%
63,405	49.04%
70,502	54.53%

1990
98,928
46,831	47.34%
418	0.42%
2,187	2.21%
832	0.84%
n/a
48,660	49.19%
52,097	52.66%

1980
75,360
31,252	41.47%
255	0.34%
1,693	2.25%
196	0.26%
n/a
41,886	55.58%
44,108	58.53%

1970
53,756
18,204	33.86%
94	0.17%
383	0.71%
20	0.04%
n/a
34,883	64.89%
35,552	66.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,180	11.7
8,099	6.3
4,878	3.8
7,003	5.4

4,501	3.5
10,377	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
15,262	15.4
7,229	7.3
14,937	15.1
3,292	3.3

11,959	12.1
18,405	18.6

Number	Rate
1980's
13,947	18.5
5,344	7.1
15,218	20.2
n/a

15,579	20.7
7,989	10.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,045	24.3
n/a

13,048	24.3
8,556	15.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Fe County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
26,481	17.0%
129,183	83.0%
40,005	25.7%

67,866
2.23

39,258	57.8%
28,677	73.0%
3,742	9.5%
28,608	42.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
30,236	21.0%
113,934	79.0%
21,804	15.1%

61,963
2.28

36,183	58.4%
26,058	72.0%
3,854	10.7%
25,780	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
30,987	24.0%
98,305	76.0%
13,873	10.7%

52,481
2.42

33,000	62.9%
24,568	74.4%
3,646	11.0%
19,481	37.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
25,660	25.9%
73,268	74.1%
10,005	10.1%

37,787
2.55

25,199	66.7%
19,327	76.7%
2,620	10.4%
12,588	33.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
22,877	30.4%
52,483	69.6%
6,796	9.0%

26,313
2.77

18,692	71.0%
15,149	81.0%
1,789	9.6%
7,621	29.0%

2022 Housing Data for Santa Fe County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,585	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,337	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,277	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,068	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,725	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,966	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,745	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,365	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,584	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,223	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,895	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,179	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,507	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,089	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,540	8.2%
$200,000 or more	6,781	10.0%

Median Household Income	70,522
Per Capita Income	45,402

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	110
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,574	3.8%
Public Assistance	1,388	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,293	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	28,599	69.9%
Unemployed	1,270	3.1%
In Armed Forces	122	0.3%

Total Labor Force	29,991	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	10,915	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,633	16,747	54.0%
Non-Profit	2,595	4,620	36.0%
Self-Employed	6,731	5,312	55.9%

Local Government	2,653	2,652	50.0%
State Government	2,545	4,084	38.4%
Federal Government	2,548	1,213	67.7%

Total Private + Self	26,364	22,059	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,341	12,569	45.1%
Total	36,705	34,628	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,914	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,356	18.7%
Professional, Technical	19,332	27.0%
Service Occupations	14,279	20.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	227	0.3%
All others	11,596	16.2%

White Collar		63.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,728	13.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,499	11.9%
Retail trade	8,010	11.2%
Public administration	7,032	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	6,417	9.0%
Educational services	6,047	8.5%
Construction	5,317	7.4%
Other services	4,648	6.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,397	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,973	4.2%
Manufacturing	1,775	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,712	2.4%
Finance and insurance	1,597	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,458	2.0%
Information	974	1.4%
Wholesale trade	749	1.0%
Utilities	452	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	438	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	237	0.3%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	39,129	25.33%
Puerto Rican	772	0.50%
Cuban	319	0.21%
Dominican	115	0.07%

Total Central American	2,830	1.83%
Costa Rican	52	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,508	0.98%
Honduran	175	0.11%
Nicaraguan	12	0.01%
Panamanian	26	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,057	0.68%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,125	0.73%
Argentinean	94	0.06%
Bolivian	13	0.01%
Chilean	163	0.11%
Colombian	305	0.20%
Ecuadorian	84	0.05%
Paraguayan	36	0.02%
Peruvian	216	0.14%
Uruguayan	65	0.04%
Venezuelan	138	0.09%
Other South American	11	0.01%

Other Hispanic	34,189	22.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	530	0.34%
Filipino	388	0.25%
Indian	345	0.22%
Japanese	265	0.17%
Korean	208	0.13%
Thai	86	0.06%
Taiwanese	59	0.04%
Indonesian	27	0.02%
Vietnamese	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	100,437	67.6%
Spanish	41,804	28.2%
Other	1,920	1.3%
Other Indo-European	918	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	741	0.5%
German, other Germanic	723	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	587	0.4%
Other Asian	511	0.3%
Chinese	360	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	17,356	11.2%
German	14,146	9.2%
Irish	11,085	7.2%
American	6,232	4.0%
Italian	4,804	3.1%
European	3,320	2.1%
Scottish	3,289	2.1%
French	2,925	1.9%
Polish	2,085	1.3%
Swedish	1,913	1.2%
Norwegian	1,827	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,728	1.1%
Dutch	1,478	1.0%
British	1,469	1.0%
Russian	1,413	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	143,150	92.7%
Not a citizen	11,331	7.3%

Native	135,804	87.9%
Foreign-born	18,677	12.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,159	4.4%	5,739	4.9%	24,454	21.0%	32,062	27.5%	24,664	21.2%	24,495	21.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,159	4.4%
9-12 Years	5,739	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,454	21.0%
Some College	32,062	27.5%
Bach. Degree	24,664	21.2%
Grad Degree	24,495	21.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	54,888	53,049	1,839	3.4%	6.7%
1991	56,973	54,836	2,137	3.8%	7.2%
1992	58,931	56,498	2,433	4.1%	7.3%
1993	60,989	58,727	2,262	3.7%	7.3%
1994	61,965	59,596	2,369	3.8%	6.5%
1995	63,396	60,535	2,861	4.5%	6.7%
1996	63,351	60,133	3,218	5.1%	7.5%
1997	63,625	60,916	2,709	4.3%	6.4%
1998	64,602	62,275	2,327	3.6%	6.2%
1999	65,116	63,260	1,856	2.9%	5.6%

2000	70,259	67,678	2,581	3.7%	5.0%
2001	70,580	68,012	2,568	3.6%	5.0%
2002	71,363	68,592	2,771	3.9%	5.5%
2003	73,112	69,944	3,168	4.3%	5.9%
2004	74,056	70,879	3,177	4.3%	5.6%
2005	75,674	72,504	3,170	4.2%	5.2%
2006	76,201	73,587	2,614	3.4%	4.2%
2007	76,926	74,709	2,217	2.9%	3.6%
2008	77,291	74,506	2,785	3.6%	4.3%
2009	75,574	70,920	4,654	6.2%	7.1%

2010	73,742	68,957	4,785	6.5%	7.8%
2011	73,251	68,875	4,376	6.0%	7.2%
2012	73,761	69,587	4,174	5.7%	7.0%
2013	73,660	69,565	4,095	5.6%	6.9%
2014	73,054	69,128	3,926	5.4%	6.6%
2015	73,665	69,678	3,987	5.4%	6.6%
2016	74,060	70,098	3,962	5.3%	6.7%
2017	74,071	70,347	3,724	5.0%	6.1%
2018	74,640	71,548	3,092	4.1%	4.9%
2019	74,198	71,109	3,089	4.2%	5.0%

2020	71,346	65,455	5,891	8.3%	8.4%
2021	72,373	67,706	4,667	6.4%	7.1%
2022	72,319	69,720	2,599	3.6%	4.0%
2023	72,966	70,517	2,449	3.4%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,714
Median Value	$374,200

Occupied	67,866	88.5%
Vacant	8,848	11.5%

Owned	48,530	71.5%
Rented	19,336	28.5%
Median Rent	$1,252

Single-Family Units	54,237	70.7%
Detached	48,963	63.8%
Attached	5,274	6.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,213	9.4%
Mobile Homes	10,871	14.2%

Santa Fe County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Fe County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Santa Fe County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Santa Fe County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Santa Fe County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Santa Fe County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Santa Fe County, NM