Demographics

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Population

40,277

1,819,046

284,796,887

Pop. density

87.7

15.0

79.6

Percent male

47.8%

49.0%

49.1%

Percent female

52.2%

51.0%

50.9%

Median age

41.0

35.4

36.5

People per household

2.2

2.7

2.6

Median household income

$40,406

$34,133

$41,994

Average income per capita

$28,086

$17,261

$21,587

Crime

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Violent crime risk index

3.0

3.6

3.0

Property crime risk index

3.0

3.4

3.2

Housing

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Median home value

$283,600

$128,224

$159,650

Median age of homes

41.0

25.2

27.8

Home appreciation

6.1%

5.1%

7.7%

Homes - owned

56.2%

60.8%

63.4%

Homes - rented

30.9%

26.1%

21.7%

Homes - vacant

12.9%

13.1%

14.8%

Commuting by bus

0.5%

0.8%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

13.8%

14.8%

14.6%

Commuting by auto

69.9%

76.0%

71.6%

Working at home

9.4%

4.2%

5.6%

Family Facts

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Currently married

45.2%

53.0%

58.3%

Never married

31.0%

27.5%

23.8%

Divorced

15.4%

11.6%

7.7%

Widowed

6.1%

6.1%

7.4%

Separated

2.3%

1.8%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

19.3%

33.8%

28.5%

Married - no children

24.1%

39.5%

31.3%

Single - w/ children

12.3%

16.6%

9.3%

Single - no children

44.4%

10.2%

30.7%

Education

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

High school graduates

84.8%

78.9%

80.4%

College degree - 2 year

4.9%

5.9%

8.2%

College degree - 4 year

22.1%

13.6%

14.9%

Graduate degree

20.2%

9.8%

7.0%

Expenditures per student

$4,433

$5,712

$5,896

Students per teacher

15.8

14.8

16.0

Students per librarian

552

446

934

Students per guidance counselor

469

446

560

Economy

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Unemployment rate

2.9%

5.5%

4.6%

Recent job growth

3.3%

2.6%

0.9%

Future job growth

27.7%

2.6%

11.4%

Sales tax

5.88%

5.12%

5.63%

Income tax

7.10%

7.10%

5.02%

Cost of living index

130.2

101.1

100.0

Health

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Air quality

21

34

48

Watershed quality

73

46

54

Physicians per capita

256.3

115.4

168.5

Health cost index

114.5

104.7

100.0

Superfund site index

97

85

71

UV index

6.3

6.2

4.3

Climate

Santa Fe

State Avg.

National Avg.

Altitude

7,244

5,545

1,058

Rainfall (inches annually)

12.8

14.4

38.8

Snowfall (inches annually)

12.2

21.4

24.4

January avg. low temp

16.3

20.1

21.6

July avg. high temp

83.9

88.9

86.4

Days of precipitation annually

61

59

112

Days mostly sunny annually

278

278

205

Comfort index (during hot weather)

78

65

44