Rio Arriba County vs. Santa Fe County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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