COMPARING TWO PLACES
Taos vs Los Alamos
PLACE A
Taos, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Taos is 51% smaller than Los Alamos. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $93,714 higher.
TAOSLOS ALAMOSDIFFERENCE
Total population6,52613,317−51% vs Los Alamos
Population density1,0811,199−118
Population growth13.3%9.7%+3.6 pts
Median age53.738.8+14.9
Male53.7%53.6%+0.1 pts
Female46.3%46.4%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born11.2%11.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.4%69.5%−24.2 pts
Black0.3%0.8%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.9%17.9%+30.1 pts
Asian1.9%6.3%−4.4 pts
Other4.5%5.5%−1.0 pts
Median household income$47,304$141,018−$93,714
Per capita income$45,132$76,146−$31,014
Poverty rate13.7%4.1%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5210.390+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%69.8%−30.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%46.5%−26.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%0.8%+9.8 pts
Labor force participation59.2%68.6%−9.4 pts
Median home value$445,900$501,800−$55,900
Median gross rent$883$1,359−$476
Owner-occupied59.3%66.5%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.7%3.5%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%29.4%+14.6 pts
Average commute25.812.4+13.4
Worked from home15.3%16.8%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.4%−0.0 pts
Uninsured6.5%3.4%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024