Santa Fe County, NM Population

Overview

153,632

Total Population

47.1

Median age

51.31%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

78,347

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Santa Fe County is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Fe County's population under 18 was 17.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Fe County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Fe County, 14.42% were under the age of 15, 15.91% aged 15 to 29, 44.96% aged 30 to 64, 22.51% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,018 more females than males in Santa Fe County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.31% females and 48.69% males in Santa Fe County, NM.
The Santa Fe County, NM gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 6,275.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 7,166.

Santa Fe County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Fe County population: 74.09% are White, 0.98% are Black or African American, 3.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.34% are Asian, 0.18% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.63% are some other race and 10.64% are multiracial.
Santa Fe County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 78,347 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 75,285 (49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Fe County is White with a population of 113,828 (74.09% of the total population).

Santa Fe County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 155,664 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Fe County's population increased by 14,683 (11.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Fe County's population increased by 10,515 (7.28%), 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 Fe County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 129,843.