Taos is home to 6,458 people in New Mexico. The median age is 53.7, about 15 years above the US median. The population is up 37% since 2000. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 26%. The median household earns $47,304, about 42% below the national median. Renters pay $883 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,304, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Taos
What changed most since 1990
White share35.2% → 45.4%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share61.4% → 47.9%(−13.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age36.6 → 53.7(+17.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Taos's population equals 19% of Taos County's. Its number of households without a car equals 42% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 37% of the county's.
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)17.9%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(93)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.9%(117)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.3%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 301 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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Over time
Taos, decade by decade
Taos population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,065
$39,853
$197,046
25.1%
62.4
2000
4,700
$45,571
$272,702
28.2%
69.2
2010
5,716
$52,348
$411,431
36.8%
70.6
2020
6,474
$37,221
$344,340
36.1%
73.2
2024
6,458
$47,304
$445,900
39.0%
70.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
