Santa Fe, TX Population

Overview

12,782

Total Population

45.1

Median age

51.43%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

43.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,266

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 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Fe's population under 18 was 16.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Fe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Fe, 12.49% were under the age of 15, 16.02% aged 15 to 29, 53.56% aged 30 to 64, 16.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 366 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 51.43% females and 48.57% males in Santa Fe, TX.
The Santa Fe, TX gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 651.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 784.

Santa Fe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Fe population: 84.99% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 14.27% are multiracial.
Santa Fe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,266 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,516 (82.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Fe is White with a population of 10,864 (84.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,400 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Fe's population increased by 1,081 (9.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Fe's population increased by 464 (3.77%), 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 11,218.