COMPARING TWO PLACES
Taos vs Santa Fe
PLACE A
Taos, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Santa Fe, Texas
Taos is 53% smaller than Santa Fe. Santa Fe earns more, with a median household income $51,886 higher. Taos has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 4%).
TAOSSANTA FEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,52613,913−53% vs Santa Fe
Population density1,081819+262
Population growth13.3%4.2%+9.1 pts
Median age53.743.0+10.7
Male53.7%48.6%+5.1 pts
Female46.3%51.4%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born11.2%5.3%+5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.4%68.3%−22.9 pts
Black0.3%0.2%+0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.9%21.6%+26.4 pts
Asian1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Other4.5%8.7%−4.2 pts
Median household income$47,304$99,190−$51,886
Per capita income$45,132$39,305+$5,827
Poverty rate13.7%10.4%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5210.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%15.0%+23.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%3.7%+16.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%8.5%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation59.2%57.5%+1.7 pts
Median home value$445,900$325,800+$120,100
Median gross rent$883$1,240−$357
Owner-occupied59.3%81.3%−22.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.7%8.5%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%36.4%+7.6 pts
Average commute25.827.5−1.7
Worked from home15.3%7.5%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.6%+0.8 pts
Uninsured6.5%18.5%−12.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025