Santa Fe County vs. Los Alamos County

Santa Fe County (NM)Los Alamos County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)150,05619,101
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)144,22717,950
Population, Census, April 1, 2010144,17017,950
Persons under 5 years, percent4.3%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.0%22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.3%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.5%49.2%
White alone, percent90.6%88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent4.2%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.6%6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent51.1%18.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.0%71.4%
Veterans, 2014-20189,9571,439
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.5%9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,4568,403
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.3%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, 2009-201315.9%22.6%
Building permits, 201827311
Households, 2014-201861,9727,567
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.9%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201834.5%13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.3%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.7%86.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.9%97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.9%66.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%5.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.3%3.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)592,40323,809
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)961,000102,570
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,324,484103,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,880$5,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.316.2
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, percent12.2%3.9%
Total employer establishments, 20174,759373
Total employment, 201746,84214,154
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,871,1231,216,046
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,6571,075
All firms, 201218,9451,352
Men-owned firms, 20128,664509
Women-owned firms, 20128,005592
Minority-owned firms, 20124,879246
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,108986
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,64290
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,2041,111
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200716.3%6.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.7%49.3%
Population per square mile, 201075.5164.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,909.41109.17

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.