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