Santa Fe, NM Population

Overview

86,935

Total Population

44.0

Median age

52.29%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47,235

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Santa Fe is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Fe's population under 18 was 18.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Fe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Fe, 14.80% were under the age of 15, 17.95% aged 15 to 29, 43.46% aged 30 to 64, 21.46% aged 65 to 84, and 2.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,977 more females than males in Santa Fe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.29% females and 47.71% males in Santa Fe, NM.
The Santa Fe, NM gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 2,968.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 3,815.

Santa Fe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Fe population: 76.32% are White, 1.28% are Black or African American, 1.74% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.63% are Asian, 0.32% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.77% are some other race and 10.96% are multiracial.
Santa Fe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 47,235 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 39,7 (45.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Fe is White with a population of 66,345 (76.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 89,008 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Fe's population increased by 15,441 (23.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Fe's population increased by 6,703 (8.27%), 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's population was lowest in year 2000 at 65,580.