Santa Fe

Population & Demographics

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe is home to 89,019 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,134 resident workers commute each day.

New MexicoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
89,019
people
Population

89,019 residents

Median age 46.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Santa Fe population & demographics

Who lives in Santa Fe — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
89,019
Median age
46.3yrs
Median household income
$73,482
Median home value
$444,900
Median gross rent
$1,463/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.8%
Poverty rate
12.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Santa Fe

How Santa Fe breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino49.5%
White42.5%
Two or more races3.0%
Asian1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.4%
Black1.1%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Santa Fe

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Santa Fe.

Santa Fe at a glance
Employed Residents
38,134
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
49.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
58.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Albuquerque
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Santa Fe proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Santa Fe commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

70 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Santa Fe

38,134 commutes, one dot at a time

Santa Fe

Where 38,134 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Santa Fe, by worker count.

1Santa Fe0.0 mi22,169
2Albuquerque52.4 mi5,315
3Los Alamos24.1 mi2,625
4Rio Rancho46.9 mi462
5Española24.1 mi404
6La Cienega8.4 mi222
7Las Cruces234.2 mi219
8Tesuque6.9 mi212

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Santa Fe.

1Santa Fe0.0 mi22,169
2Albuquerque52.4 mi6,344
3Rio Rancho46.9 mi2,909
4Eldorado at Santa Fe9.4 mi1,004
5La Cienega8.4 mi812
6Agua Fria1.8 mi729
7Las Vegas42.9 mi465
8Española24.1 mi450

Top industries

The sectors that employ Santa Fe’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration14.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.2%
RTRetail Trade13.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.0%
EDEducational Services5.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
COConstruction4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Santa Fe

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps74%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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