County profile
Santa Fe County, NM
United States · GDP 2024
#435 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
48,934
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,976
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
156,907
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$79.1k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
46.1%±1.4%
Poverty rate
12.0%±1.2%
Business applications
2,695 · 2025
Retail establishments
793
50.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1NextTrip, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.7M33DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation29%
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Construction8%
Other services7%
Arts & recreation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
156,907
residents · 2025 · +1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $82.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,318
International migration+2,898
Natural change−2,317
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.5B2019
$7.3B2020
$8.3B2021
$8.8B2022
$9.4B2023
$10.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$446.3k±$9.3k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±0.7%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$132.5M
495 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 98Winter weather 94Lightning 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7252016
7482017
8022018
8642019
9052020
10152021
11782022
12432023
13312024
13412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -41% since 20218402021
5902022
9262023
2442024
4952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.4 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
5.3 km
SFS
Nearest port
925.7 km
CATOOSA FERTILIZER CO DOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
16.1 km
SANTA FE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.0k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Santa Fe?
Santa Fe's economy produced $10.1B in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.