CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Ranchos de Taos

New Mexico · 2,390 residents · 3.53 sq mi

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Ranchos de Taos is home to 2,390 people in New Mexico. Growth has run 47% since 1990, or 765 more people. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 8 minutes. The median household earns $28,750, about 32% below the national median. Households here earn about 16% less than in New Mexico as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 35.2

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,390

+47%since 1990

from 1,625 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.4

+17%since 1990

from 32.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.8%(138)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(175)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(182)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.8%(187)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.8%(114)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.2%(315)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.1%(360)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.2%(386)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.5%(251)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.2%(173)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(80)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.2%(29)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,750

+37%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,917 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$20,988

+88%since 1990

from $11,135 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.2%

−16.0 ptssince 1990

from 31.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,800

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $82,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$569

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $380 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.9%

−2.4 ptssince 1990

from 78.3% in 1990

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino80.6%(1,310)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.7%(519)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino75.3%(1,800)

Asian0.4%(10)

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

21.7%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 21.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

76.2%

+4.4 ptssince 1990

from 71.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.1%

+3.5 ptssince 1990

from 5.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

8.3 min

−62%since 1990

from 21.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married35%(294)

Married47.3%(397)

Widowed1.8%(15)

Divorced16%(134)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(281)

Married41.3%(396)

Widowed10.4%(100)

Divorced18.9%(181)

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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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