Santa Clara, NM Population

Overview

1,822

Total Population

42.8

Median age

51.81%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

70.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,359

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Santa Clara's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Clara is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Clara's population under 18 was 21.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Clara's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Clara, 16.30% were under the age of 15, 19.59% aged 15 to 29, 38.91% aged 30 to 64, 17.40% aged 65 to 84, and 7.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 more females than males in Santa Clara:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Santa Clara, NM.
The Santa Clara, NM gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 99.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 137.

Santa Clara's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Clara population: 66.58% are White, 2.03% are Black or African American, 3.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are some other race and 27.99% are multiracial.
Santa Clara's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 1,359 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 463 (25.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Clara is White with a population of 1,213 (66.58% of the total population).

Santa Clara's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,942 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Clara's population decreased by 42 (2.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Clara's population decreased by 262 (13.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Santa Clara's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,613.