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Taos County, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Taos County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Taos County is a small, arts- and tourism-oriented economy of roughly 34,500 residents that grew 5.0% over the past five years. The labor force participation rate is notably low at 52.5%, reflecting a median age of 52.6 years, while 37.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $29,502. Housing costs are elevated relative to local wages—median home values reach $354,000 against a median household income of $58,950—and a 14.4% poverty rate and 5.0% unemployment rate point to ongoing income constraints in the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

34,516

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,950

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.0% since 2018

Taos County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,242 (55.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,861 (19.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,714 (13.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,410 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races925 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone259 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9,656
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)153
  3. 3.Vietnamese82
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)69
  5. 5.Other Indo-European68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,136

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,755

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,162
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,416
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,863
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,854
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,684

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,076
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,275
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,476
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,201
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,166

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.67×)2,167
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.65×)1,682
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.64×)1,139
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.51×)355
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.45×)1,012

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$354,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,069/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,537 (21.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,774 (14.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,526 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999907 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999845 (7.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999804 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,549 (63.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,943 (19.7%)
  • Carpooled1,865 (12.5%)
  • Walked373 (2.5%)
  • Other100 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit67 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.