Santa Fe County vs. Rio Arriba County

	Santa Fe County (NM)	Rio Arriba County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	150,056	39,006
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.0%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	144,227	40,220
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	144,170	40,246
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.0%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.3%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.1%
White alone, percent	90.6%	76.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.2%	19.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.1%	71.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.0%	12.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,957	2,268
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	73,456	20,172
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.3%	77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$282,600	$164,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,546	$1,281
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$434	$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,016	$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.9%	3.1%
Households, 2014-2018	61,972	12,398
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	3.12
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	34.5%	59.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.3%	62.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	52.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.9%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.9%	18.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.3%	11.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	592,403	70,735
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	961,000	141,487
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	773,207	43,659
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,324,484	254,591
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,880	$6,315
Persons in poverty, percent	12.2%	22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,759	560
Total employment, 2017	46,842	6,015
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,871,123	188,626
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,657	1,845
All firms, 2012	18,945	2,186
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,664	1,161
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,005	672
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,879	1,269
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,108	797
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,642	158
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,204	1,893
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	7.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.3%	37.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.7%	38.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.5	6.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,909.41	5,860.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Santa Fe county (NM) and Rio Arriba county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.