Taos County, New Mexico Demographics

Taos County is 3rd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Home median value

Taos County is 4th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Taos County is 4th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Taos County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Taos County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Female residents

Taos County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Taos County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Taos County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Taos County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Two or More

Taos County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	32,779	14th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,203.1	26th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	15	9th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	24th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.8%	26th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.6%	11th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.4%	4th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.2%	4th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	88.4%	24th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	28th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	7.2%	7th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	14th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	26th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	8th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	56.2%	8th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	36.1%	24th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	50.9%	7th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.8%	28th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	20,647	12th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.0%	6th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	13,014	14th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.5%	17th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$214,000	3rd	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	22nd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	62	10th	4,672	829,658

Income Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$22,126	9th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$36,205	20th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.5%	11th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Taos County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,121	9th	43,860	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	8,670	13th	597,568	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,614	7th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$309,212	14th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,781	14th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$100,133	8th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732