Taos, New Mexico Demographics

Taos is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Taos is 2nd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Female residents

Taos is 2nd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Two or More

Taos is 4th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Taos is 6th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Taos is 7th in New Mexico out of 36 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Taos is 7th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Home median value

Taos is 7th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Taos is 7th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Taos is 11th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	5,676	33rd	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5.7	42nd	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,003.5	24th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	34th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.1%	40th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.0%	6th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	7th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.4%	7th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	71.1%	27th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	30th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	5.3%	11th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	17th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	42nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.4%	2nd	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	51.9%	21st	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	40.1%	23rd	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	53.8%	2nd	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.4%	27th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	3,318	32nd	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.0%	4th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	2,320	37th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	50.3%	45th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$239,900	7th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.3	37th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$21,190	18th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$34,235	33rd	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.6%	11th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Taos	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,886	12th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$243,196	15th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$43,970	1st	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$70,675	7th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732