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Santa Fe Demographics and Statistics

Santa Fe is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Santa Fe present some exciting facts.

Santa Fe, NM

People QuickFacts Santa Fe New Mexico
Population, 2006 estimate 72,056 1,954,599
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 14.5% 7.5%
Population, 2000 62,203 1,819,046
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4% 7.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.3% 28.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.9% 11.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.2% 50.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 76.3% 66.8%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7% 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 9.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.2% 3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 47.8% 42.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.7% 54.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.6% 8.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 36.6% 36.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.6% 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 40.0% 23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.5 21.9
 
Housing units, 2000 30,533 780,579
Homeownership rate, 2000 58.2% 70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $182,800 $108,100
 
Households, 2000 27,569 677,971
Persons per household, 2000 2.20 2.63
Median household income, 1999 $40,392 $34,133
Per capita money income, 1999 $25,454 $17,261
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.3% 18.4%
Business QuickFacts Santa Fe New Mexico
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 424,025 8,993,729
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,594,493 18,328,637
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $24,032 $9,879
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 349,013 2,771,474
Total number of firms, 2002 12,537 136,711
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1% 5.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 1.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 15.3% 21.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.8% 30.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Santa Fe New Mexico
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 37 121,355
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,666.3 15.0
FIPS Code 70500 35
Counties Santa Fe County