Santa Fe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,980 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Santa Fe is the 218th largest community in Texas.Santa Fe is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Santa Fe is worth considering. 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. The citizens of Santa Fe are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.57% of adults in Santa Fe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
