Demographics of Santa Fe city, Texas

Santa Fe city, Texas had 13,913 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,180 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Santa Fe city, in four figures

13,913
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,901 ±45.; +9.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,180 people.; 43.0 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,190 ±$9,589
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Santa Fe city, Texas's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Santa Fe city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Santa Fe city, Texas's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Santa Fe city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,733	100.0	100.0
2021	12,782	100.4	100.2
2022	12,851	100.9	100.7
2023	12,993	102.0	101.6
2024	13,121	103.0	102.5
2025	13,913	109.3	103.1

Population of Santa Fe city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,733	—
2021	12,782	+49
2022	12,851	+69
2023	12,993	+142
2024	13,121	+128
2025	13,913	+792

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.9: for men 42.5 ±3.9 and for women 44.1 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Santa Fe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	754 ±246	5.8% ±1.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,242 ±394	17.4% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	563 ±213	4.4% ±1.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,342 ±489	25.9% ±3.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,767 ±571	29.2% ±4.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,233 ±310	17.3% ±2.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,190 ±$9,589, and income per person $39,305 ±$3,630, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Santa Fe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	542 ±180	11.5% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	771 ±216	16.4% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	529 ±179	11.3% ±3.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	545 ±188	11.6% ±3.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,027 ±290	21.9% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	698 ±254	14.9% ±5.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	581 ±204	12.4% ±4.2	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Santa Fe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,335 ±556	10.4% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	478 ±226	16.3% ±7.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	607 ±278	9.3% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	250 ±104	7.5% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Santa Fe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Santa Fe city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,131 ±428	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±10.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±3.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.3% ±4.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.7% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$325,800 ±$27,035	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,240 ±$159	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Santa Fe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,785 ±682	21.6% ±5.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,808 ±749	68.3% ±5.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 63	< 0.1% to 0.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	45 to 259	0.3% to 2.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 69	0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	506 to 1,664	3.9% to 12.9%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Santa Fe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,538 ±478	73.9% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,510 ±462	19.5% ±3.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 292	0.3% to 2.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	687 ±305	5.3% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	214 to 658	1.7% to 5.1%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	85 to 417	0.7% to 3.2%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Santa Fe city among the places of Texas

228th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Santa Fe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kilgore city	13,470 ±42
Andrews city	13,468 ±19
Beeville city	13,412 ±29
Henderson city	13,385 ±36
Athens city	13,200 ±28
Santa Fe city	12,901 ±45
Iowa Colony village	12,891 ±20
Robinson city	12,800 ±33
Lantana CDP	12,766 ±2,000
Richmond city	12,582 ±33
Levelland city	12,466 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Texas by median age
No. 25 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 64 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 91 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 93 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 100 Places in Texas by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026