About Santa Fe
Fast Facts
- 2024 Estimated Population: 13,053
- 2020 Population Base: 12,759
- Population Change: 2.3%
- Veterans (2024): 550
- Households (2024): 4,631
- Persons per Household: 2.76
- Median Household Income (in 2024 dollars): $91,209
Source: worldpopulationreview.com
Major Employers
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Major Employers |
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Entity |
Description |
# Employees |
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Santa FE ISD |
K-12 Education |
653 |
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HEB |
Grocery |
65 |
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City of Santa Fe |
Municipality |
71 |
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McDonalds |
Food Service |
40 |
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Southern Valve |
Manufacturing |
37 |
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Sonic |
Food Service |
35 |
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Chicken Express |
Food Service |
29 |
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U.S. Post Office |
Mail Service |
28 |
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Sloan Lumber |
Lumber Supply |
20 |
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Primero Industrial Services |
Building /Facility Remodeling |
20 |
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O'Reillys |
Retail |
17 |
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Tractor Supply |
Retail |
14 |
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Taxes
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City of Santa Fe TOTAL Property Tax (per $100 assessed value) |
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Taxing Entity |
2024 Tax Rate |
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Santa Fe City |
$0.238600 |
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Santa Fe ISD |
$1.100300 |
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College of the Mainland |
$0.268500 |
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Galveston County Emergency Services District #1 |
$0.082716 |
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Galveston County |
$0.334147 |
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Galveston County Drainage District #1
Galveston County Road & Flood |
$0.066750
$0.007753 |
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Total |
$2.098766 |
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Sales & Use Tax |
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Texas State |
6.25% |
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Santa Fe City |
1.00% |
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Ad valorem Tax Reduction |
0.50% |
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Santa Fe Economic Development |
0.50% |
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Total |
8.25% |
Utilities
- Electric: CenterPoint Energy; www.powertochoose.org (A comprehensive list of all Retail Electric Providers, as listed by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas)
- Gas: CenterPoint Entex
- Internet: Comcast Xfinity
- Cable: Comcast Xfinity
- Telephone: Frontier Communications
- Water: WCID #8, Source Gulf Coast Water Authority
- 2016 Annual Drinking Water Report
- Wastewater WCID #8 Gulf Coast Water Authority
Connectivity
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Airport Name |
Service Type |
Miles from Santa Fe |
Runway Lengths |
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William P. Hobby (HOU) |
Commercial |
25 |
7602 / 7599 / 6000 / 5148 |
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Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) |
Commercial |
56 |
12000 / 10000 / 10000 / 9402 / 9000 |
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Ellington Field (EFD) |
General Aviation / Military |
19 |
9001 / 8001 / 4609 |
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Scholes International (GLS) |
General Aviation |
20 |
6001 / 6000 |
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FROM Santa Fe TO: |
Miles |
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Interstate 45 |
5 |
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Beltway 8 |
20 |
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Loop 610 |
28 |
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Interstate 10 |
37 |
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Houston |
35 |
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Dallas |
273 |
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Austin |
200 |
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San Antonio |
232 |
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El Paso |
774 |
Labor Force
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Total Civilian Labor Force (not seasonally adjusted) - June 2024 |
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Employed |
Unemployed |
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Area |
Labor Force |
Employment |
Number |
% of Labor Force |
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Texas |
15,436,594 |
14,736,520 |
700,074 |
4.5 |
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Galveston County |
179,198 |
170,725 |
8,473 |
4.7 |
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Gulf Coast WDA |
3,807,264 |
3,624,036 |
183,229 |
4.8 |
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Source: Texaslmi.com |
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Quarterly Employment and Wages 4th Qtr 2023 |
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Area |
Industry |
Average Employment |
Average Weekly Wage |
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Gulf Coast WDA |
Total, All Industries |
3,309,893 |
$1,548 |
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Galveston County |
Total, All Industries |
123,276 |
$1,218 |
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Source: Texaslmi.com |
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Education
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CAMPUS NAME |
2021-2022 ACCOUNTABILITY RATING |
TOTAL STUDENTS |
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High School |
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Santa Fe High School |
C - 79/100 |
1,319 |
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Junior High School |
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Santa Fe Junior High School |
C - 74/100 |
1,024 |
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Elementary |
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| William F Barnett Elementary | A - 94/100 | 674 |
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Dan J Kubacak Elementary |
A - 91/100 |
647 |
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Roy J Wollam Elementary |
A - 93/100 |
657 |
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Source: Santa Fe ISD/TxSchools.gov |
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Resource
Santa Fe Independent School District
Galveston County Appraisal District
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Texas Economic Development Council
Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism
Houston-Galveston Area Workforce Solutions
Texas Small Business Resource Guide
Texas Workforce Commission Skills for Small Business Program
