CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ranchos de Taos

New Mexico · 1,625 residents · 3.53 sq mi

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Ranchos de Taos is home to 1,625 people in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 31.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 34% less than in New Mexico as a whole. There are 765 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $15,917, about 47% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,625

−32%vs 2000

vs 2,390 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−14%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.4%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(101)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(97)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(109)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(264)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(282)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(209)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(122)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(33)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,917

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$11,135

−47%vs 2000

vs $20,988 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.2%

+16.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,400

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$380

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $569 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.7%(519)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino75.3%(1,800)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(1,310)

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino80.6%(1,310)

Asian0%(0)

Other19.1%(310)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.7%(524)

Spaniard11.1%(281)

Ancestry

Irish18.2%(462)

German15.2%(385)

Latvian7.6%(192)

English3.6%(92)

Dutch2.3%(59)

Italian0.7%(18)

Croatian0.4%(11)

Polish0.4%(9)

Slovak0.4%(9)

Swiss0.3%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Latvian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+162%vs 2000

vs 8.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married55.1%(495)

Married20.5%(184)

Widowed1.2%(11)

Divorced23.2%(208)

Women 15+

Never married55.9%(419)

Married18%(135)

Widowed9.6%(72)

Divorced16.4%(123)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.5%

+16.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.4%

+13.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era76%(155)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II24%(49)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 204 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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