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

Entity

Description

# Employees

Santa FE ISD

K-12 Education

653

City of Santa Fe

Municipality

71

HEB

Grocery

65

McDonalds

Food Service

40

SVC Valve

Manufacturing

37

Sonic

Food Service

35

Chicken Express

Food Service

29

U.S. Post Office

Mail Service

28

Sloan Lumber

Lumber Supply

20

Primero Industrial Services

Building/Facility Remodeling

20

O'Reilly's

Retail

17

Tractor Supply

Retail

14

 

Property Taxes

Property Taxing Jurisdiction and Rate (per $100 assessed value)

Taxing Entity

Tax Rate

Santa Fe ISD

$1.141400

Galveston County

$0.333460

Water Control Improvement District #8
(WCID 8 Alta Loma - where applicable)
$0.282262

College of the Mainland

$0.267100

City of Santa Fe

$0.246097

Galveston County Emergency Services District #1

$0.084730

Galveston County Drainage District #1

$0.066500

Galveston County Road & Flood $0.000040

Total

$2.421589

 

Sales Taxes

Entity Rate
State 6.25%
Local 2.00%
     City of Santa Fe (General Fund) 1.00%
     Ad Valorem Tax Reduction 0.50%
     Santa Fe Economic Development Corp. 0.50%
Total 8.25%

 

Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT)

Entity Rate
State 6.00%
City of Santa Fe 7.00%
Total 13.00%

 

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

Airport Name

Service Type

Miles from Santa Fe

Runway Lengths

William P. Hobby (HOU)

Commercial

25

7602 / 7599 / 6000 / 5148

Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Commercial

56

12000 / 10000 / 10000 / 9402 / 9000

Ellington Field (EFD)

General Aviation / Military

19

9001 / 8001 / 4609

Scholes International (GLS)

General Aviation

20

6001 / 6000

 

FROM Santa Fe TO:

Miles

Interstate 45

5

Beltway 8

20

Loop 610

28

Interstate 10

37

Houston

35

 

Resource

Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce

Santa Fe Independent School District

Galveston County

Galveston County Appraisal District

Houston-Galveston Area Council

Texas Economic Development Council

Texas Legislature

Texas Online

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