Taos is home to 34,543 people. The median age is 52.6, about 14 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. There are 16 people per square mile. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. Households take in $58,950 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,950, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Taos
What changed most since 1990
White share26.8% → 40.5%(+13.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share65.7% → 50.6%(−15.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age34.1 → 52.6(+18.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in New Mexico
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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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
23,118
$40,720
$172,085
18.5%
61.4
2000
29,979
$48,751
$227,525
25.9%
68.0
2010
32,937
$50,984
$305,552
30.1%
68.9
2020
34,489
$50,873
$301,798
32.3%
72.7
2024
34,543
$58,950
$382,800
38.5%
71.8
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.
