Taos County, New Mexico

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Taos County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median age (118th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (147th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,543	2,120,246	334,922,499	1350th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,950	$64,059	$80,734	2174th of 3,221
Median Age	52.6	39.4	38.9	118th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.5%	31.0%	35.7%	330th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$382,800	$248,100	$332,700	332nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,034	$1,067	$1,413	890th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.5%	17.8%	12.5%	1185th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.6%	6.0%	5.2%	329th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.7	17.5	n/a	2449th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	9.4%	14.1%	866th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	804th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.6%	70.0%	65.2%	1030th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	23.5	26.4	1307th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.7%	12.2%	15.1%	147th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1228th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.2%	40.9%	46.9%	3056th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.0%	n/a	n/a	1854th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50.6%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.7	62.7	61.4

Age in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	52.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	15.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.5%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	15,549	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.4%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.2%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.9%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.9%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,871	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.5%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	21,250	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.4%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.4%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,129	$1,731	n/a

Education in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.8%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.3%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.4%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.2%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Taos County, New Mexico

Statistic	Taos County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.6%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	66.6%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	28.5%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.3%	25.3%	16.7%

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