Santa Fe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,843 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Santa Fe is the 218th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Santa Fe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Santa Fe is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Fe who work in management occupations (15.89%), office and administrative support (10.98%), and healthcare (7.96%). A relatively large number of people in Santa Fe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.55% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Santa Fe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Santa Fe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Santa Fe, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.24 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, the citizens of Santa Fe rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.57% of adults 25 and older in Santa Fe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Santa Fe in 2022 was $41,479, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,916 for a family of four. However, Santa Fe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Santa Fe is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Fe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Fe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Santa Fe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Santa Fe include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Santa Fe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
