Santa Fe County vs. Los Alamos County
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Santa Fe County (NM) Los Alamos County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 150,056 19,101
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.0% 6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 144,227 17,950
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 144,170 17,950
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.3% 5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.0% 22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 24.3% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 49.2%
White alone, percent 90.6% 88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.2% 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 4.2% 1.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 51.1% 18.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.0% 71.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 9,957 1,439
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.5% 9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 73,456 8,403
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.3% 74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $282,600 $292,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,546 $1,846
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $434 $411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,016 $1,037
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 15.9% 22.6%
Building permits, 2018 273 11
Households, 2014-2018 61,972 7,567
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.36 2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.9% 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 34.5% 13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.3% 91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.7% 86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.9% 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.9% 66.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 5.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.3% 3.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.4% 67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.6% 60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 592,403 23,809
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 961,000 102,570
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,324,484 103,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,880 $5,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.3 16.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,192 $115,248
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,080 $56,410
Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 3.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,759 373
Total employment, 2017 46,842 14,154
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,871,123 1,216,046
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 16,657 1,075
All firms, 2012 18,945 1,352
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,664 509
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,005 592
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,879 246
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 13,108 986
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,642 90
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 16,204 1,111
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.3% 6.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.7% 49.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 75.5 164.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,909.41 109.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Santa Fe county (NM) and Los Alamos county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.