Taos, New Mexico Census and Community Profile

TAOS GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Taos, NM
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Taos, NM was 4,700.

Taos Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Taos was 2,159, which represents 45.9 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Taos, NM
There are an estimated 805 married men in the town. 45.1 percent of men over 15 years old in Taos are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Taos is 2,541 which is 54.1 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Taos, New Mexico
There are an estimated 767 married women in the community. 36.1 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Taos, NM
The median age of people living in Taos, NM was 41.1 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Taos was 252. There were 3,621 people above the age of 18, which represents 77 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 16.2 percent of the population (762) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Taos, NM
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Taos, NM was 4,468.

White Population in Taos, NM
The estimated White population in the Taos community is 3,198, which is 68 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Taos, New Mexico
The estimated Black/African American population is 25, which is 0.5 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Taos, NM
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Taos, NM was 193.

Asian Population in Taos, New Mexico
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 29.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Taos, NM
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Taos was an estimated 5.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,018, while those of “two or more races” was 232 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Taos community was 2,554, or 54.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Taos, NM
The household population number in Taos was 4,510.

Group Quarters Population in Taos, NM
Group Quarters population in the community was 190.

Average Household Size in Taos, NM
The average household size in Taos is 2.18 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.87 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Taos, NM
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,466 total housing units in Taos.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,067, or 83.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,165 were owner-occupied (56.4), and 902 were renter-occupied (43.6, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 399 vacant homes in Taos at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Taos, New Mexico
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 802, with a median value in dollars of 157,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Taos, NM
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $991 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Taos, average costs per month were $229 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 2,636 people in the community had a high school degree, or 80.2 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Taos, New Mexico
926 people in Taos also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 28.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Taos, NM
The number of Civilian Veterans in Taos was 499, or 13.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Taos, NM
In 2000, there were 990 people in Taos, NM listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Taos, NM
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 2,222 people in Taos who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 48.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Taos, New Mexico
There were 2,348 in the labor force in Taos at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 61.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Taos was 12.5 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Taos, NM
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $25,016. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Taos, NM
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $33,564. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Taos, New Mexico
Per capita income in Taos in the last full census was 15,983. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Taos numbered 211, or 17.9 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Taos, NM
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,070, or 23.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.