COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Taos County

New Mexico · 23,118 residents · 2,202 sq mi

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Taos County is home to 23,118 people in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 27.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 30% less than in New Mexico as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The median household earns $16,966, about 44% below the national median. There are 6,861 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,118

−23%vs 2000

vs 29,979 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−14%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,202 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,790)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(2,088)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,788)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,642)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,180)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,378)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(4,112)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(2,555)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,025)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,448)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(866)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(246)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,966

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,762 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,158

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,103 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.5%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,700

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$369

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $531 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic33.8%(10,122)

Black0.3%(81)

Hispanic / Latino57.9%(17,370)

Asian0.3%(98)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.8%(16,824)

Black0.3%(69)

Hispanic / Latino65.7%(15,190)

Asian0.3%(66)

Other26.6%(6,159)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.6%(6,787)

Spaniard9.5%(3,278)

South American0.2%(86)

Central American0.2%(59)

Guatemalan0.2%(53)

Peruvian0.1%(40)

Bolivian0.1%(19)

Puerto Rican0%(17)

Venezuelan0%(16)

Chilean0%(7)

Honduran0%(4)

Colombian0%(4)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0%(2)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(89)

Filipino0.3%(87)

Asian Indian0.1%(46)

Japanese0.1%(24)

Chinese0%(8)

Taiwanese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(115)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(18)

Chamorro0%(8)

Ancestry

Irish11.1%(3,849)

English9.6%(3,309)

German9.3%(3,202)

French2.8%(969)

Italian2.7%(948)

Scottish1.8%(619)

American1.8%(605)

Dutch1.5%(531)

Polish1.5%(527)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(516)

Norwegian1.4%(493)

Finnish1.3%(447)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(295)

Danish0.7%(247)

Swedish0.7%(244)

Latvian0.6%(204)

British0.5%(170)

Russian0.5%(166)

Greek0.5%(156)

French Canadian0.4%(155)

Austrian0.4%(140)

Hungarian0.3%(119)

Czech0.3%(89)

Lithuanian0.2%(80)

Swiss0.1%(49)

Portuguese0.1%(30)

Slovak0.1%(20)

Croatian0%(16)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Nigerian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

Armenian0%(8)

Belgian0%(7)

Romanian0%(6)

Australian0%(4)

Canadian0%(4)

Bulgarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married37.8%(5,507)

Married44.7%(6,503)

Widowed3.9%(572)

Divorced13.6%(1,976)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(5,023)

Married39.1%(6,122)

Widowed10.3%(1,609)

Divorced18.5%(2,889)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% 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)11%(236)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(364)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.9%(1,108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(60)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,136 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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