Taos County, NM Demographic Data
Taos County, NM Summary
Taos County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 32,872
- Area: 2,204.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,203.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 14.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,620.08 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taos County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,877
51%
50.8
Male
16,084
49%
49.2
Total Population
32,961
323,128,000
Taos County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,525
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,607
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,072
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,736
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,828
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,028
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,671
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,495
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,973
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,664
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,552
13.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,890
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
920
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,674
80.9%
77.2
Female
13,794
51.7%
51.3
Male
12,880
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,630
77.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,702
26.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,362
22.3%
15.2
Female
3,938
53.5%
55.8
Male
3,424
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Taos County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
32,259
97.9%
96.8
White
24,936
75.7%
72.6
Black or African American
105
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,225
6.8%
0.8
Asian
278
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
4
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
147
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
33
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
87
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4,715
14.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
702
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18,647
56.6%
17.8
Mexican
5,330
16.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
166
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
64
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13,087
39.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,314
43.4%
82.2
Taos County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,098
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,872
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,321
26.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,967
24.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,150
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,909
16.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,876
11.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,970
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,223
87.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,785
28.1%
31.2
Taos County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,978
32.3%
33.7%
Now Married
11,557
41.6%
47.5
Divorced
4,661
16.8%
11.0%
Separated
400
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,161
7.8
5.8%
Taos County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,592
56.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13,844
44.0%
21.6%
Spanish
11,543
36.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
871
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
144
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,286
4.1%
1.1%
Taos County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,568
12.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,478
11.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,663
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,743
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,040
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,913
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,018
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
896
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
477
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
210
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
35,323
57,617
Per capita income
22,302
31,128
Taos County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
598
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,708
19.0%
9.8
Construction
1,109
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,176
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
598
4.2%
6.6
Information
323
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
374
2.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
572
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,393
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
797
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,100
14.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
409
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
89
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,597
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,860
34.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
885
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,198
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,706
26.0%
18.1%
Taos County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,848
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,695
70.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,660
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
52
0.4%
5.1
Walked
573
4.1%
2.7
Other means
263
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
1,605
11.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Taos County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
814
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,588
35.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,487
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
3,117
24.0%
21.0
Taos County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,006
63.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,508
73.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,498
26.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,353
36.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Taos County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,359
1 room
645
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
984
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
2,395
11.8%
9.1
4 rooms
4,603
22.6%
16.5
5 rooms
5,230
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
3,317
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,604
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,014
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
567
2.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Taos County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,359
1-unit, detached
13,624
66.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
478
2.3%
5.9
2-units
624
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
694
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
483
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
250
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
162
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
4,010
19.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
34
0.2%
0.1
Taos County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,095
10.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
899
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
964
4.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,416
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,553
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,888
19.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,784
18.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,319
16.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
309
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
132
0.6%
1.4%
Taos County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,854
45.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,173
16.7%
4.7
Electricity
977
7.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
49
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
5
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3,744
28.8%
1.9
Solar energy
155
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
45
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.0%
1.1
Taos County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,724
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
51
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
91
2.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
243
6.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
413
11.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
799
21.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,058
28.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,069
28.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,161
31.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
437
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
446
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
311
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,327
36.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Taos County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,001
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
71
2.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
551
18.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
656
21.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,714
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
497
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
707
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
351
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
256
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
385
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
253
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
209
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,479
50.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
565
0.0%
0.0%
Taos County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,508
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
965
10.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,063
11.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,041
10.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,353
14.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,927
20.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,290
24.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
578
6.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
291
3.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
213,800
205,000