Taos, NM

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
34,543
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52.6
1.35% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.5%
7.23% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$58,950
0.0713% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$382,800
8.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,194
2.98% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Taos, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Taos, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Taos, NM are University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (109 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Taos, NM was $382,800, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Taos, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Taos, NM was 2 cars per household.

Taos, NM borders Española, NM.

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Population & Diversity

Taos, NM is home to a population of 34.5k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.67% of Taos, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.96k people).

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14k people) in Taos, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.76k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 5.27k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Taos, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taos, NM was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taos, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14k ± 160
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.76k ± 918
  3. White (Hispanic)
    5.27k ± 1.02k
50.6%
Hispanic Population
17.5k people

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14k people) in Taos, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.76k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 5.27k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

50.6% of the people in Taos, NM are hispanic (17.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Taos, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.67%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.96k people
6.18%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.13k people

As of 2024, 5.67% of Taos, NM residents (1.96k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Taos, NM was 6.18%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,012 ± 268
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    253 ± 151
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    236 ± 130

Taos, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Taos, NM employs 15.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taos, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,904 people), Retail Trade (1,854 people), and Construction (1,684 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,536), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,055).

Employment

Occupations

15.2k
2024 Value
± 1,352
2.98%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taos, NM grew at a rate of 2.98%, from 14.8k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taos, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,044 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,533 people), and Management Occupations (1,151 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taos, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.2k
2024 Value
± 1,352
2.98%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taos, NM grew at a rate of 2.98%, from 14.8k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taos, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,904 people), Retail Trade (1,854 people), and Construction (1,684 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taos, NM, though some of these residents may live in Taos, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,450
Median earning men ± $7,292
$31,722
Median earning women ± $5,016

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,166), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,656), Information ($71,691), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,878).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 113
    Retail Trade
  2. 107
    Construction
  3. 72
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $84.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $57.7k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  3. $49.8k
    Retail Trade

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Education

In 2023, universities in Taos, NM awarded 109 degrees. The student population of Taos, NM in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 318 male students and 536 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Taos, NM are Hispanic or Latino (55 and 50.5%), White (47 and 43.1%), American Indian or Alaska Native (6 and 5.5%), and Asian (1 and 0.917%).

The largest universities in Taos, NM by number of degrees awarded are University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (109 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Taos, NM are Physical Sciences (22 and 20.2%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (19 and 17.4%), and Massage Therapy (18 and 16.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 854 students enrolled in Taos, NM, 37.2% men and 62.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 468 records, of which 61.3% were women and 38.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    9 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    5 degrees awarded
  3. Physical Sciences
    22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Taos, NM was Registered Nursing with 9 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
109 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of New Mexico-Taos Campus with 109 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 47 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Taos, NM, which is 0.758 times less than the 62 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 55 degrees mean that there were 1.17 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 47 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,872) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($132) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,254) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Taos, NM was $382,800 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $354,000 to $382,800, a 8.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Taos, NM is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taos, NM have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taos, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$382,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,776
$12,067
Median Property Taxes
±$1,136

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Taos, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Taos, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Taos, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,950
Median Household Income
± $7,027
15.5k
Number of Households
± 1,192

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.5k households in Taos, NM grew to $58,950 from the previous year's value of $58,908.

The following chart displays the households in Taos, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Taos, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.7%)
  3. Carpooled (12.5%)

In 2024, 63.8% of workers in Taos, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.7%) and those who carpooled to work (12.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taos, NM have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Taos, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Taos, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Taos, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taos, NM (5.3k out of 34.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taos, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.3% of the population of Taos, NM has health coverage, with 25.4% on employee plans, 28% on Medicaid, 21.5% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 2.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,344 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Mexico

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see an average of 1,344 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.3% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.7%
Uninsured
25.4%
Employer Coverage
28%
Medicaid
21.5%
Medicare
14.5%
Non-Group
2.9%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taos, NM declined by 4.98% from 8.11% to 7.7%.

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