CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Taos

New Mexico · 4,065 residents · 6.04 sq mi

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With 4,065 people, Taos is a city in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 27.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 31% less than in New Mexico as a whole. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. The median household earns $16,605, about 45% below the national median. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,065

−14%vs 2000

vs 4,700 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(396)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(296)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(253)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(198)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(527)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.4%(787)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(485)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(306)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(300)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(221)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(49)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,605

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,016 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,080

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,983 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.0%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,100

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $149,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $476 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.4% in 2000

44.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic38.3%(1,802)

Black0.5%(22)

Hispanic / Latino54.3%(2,554)

Asian0.4%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(3,267)

Black0.5%(20)

Hispanic / Latino61.4%(2,494)

Asian0.5%(21)

Other18.6%(757)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.9%(1,864)

Spaniard3.5%(225)

Central American0.9%(57)

Guatemalan0.8%(53)

South American0.8%(50)

Peruvian0.4%(23)

Venezuelan0.2%(16)

Chilean0.1%(7)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Colombian0.1%(4)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.4%(89)

Japanese0.4%(24)

Chinese0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.7%(111)

Chamorro0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German13.2%(853)

Irish10.5%(678)

English9.7%(624)

Italian4.9%(317)

American3.9%(252)

French2.5%(163)

Norwegian2.2%(139)

Danish1.8%(116)

Polish1.5%(96)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(92)

Dutch1.4%(91)

Greek1.3%(86)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British1.3%(81)

Scottish1%(62)

Swedish0.9%(61)

Welsh0.8%(53)

Czech0.7%(45)

Hungarian0.7%(45)

Russian0.6%(39)

Lithuanian0.4%(29)

Latvian0.2%(12)

Ukrainian0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(11)

Arab0.1%(9)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Armenian0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(6)

Belgian0.1%(5)

Croatian0.1%(5)

Australian0.1%(4)

Austrian0.1%(4)

French Canadian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+89%vs 2000

vs 10.2 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 married49.5%(1,550)

Married36.3%(1,137)

Widowed3%(94)

Divorced11.3%(353)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(865)

Married35.7%(989)

Widowed12.3%(341)

Divorced20.8%(575)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.2%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% 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)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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