St. Thomas vs Taos

A side-by-side comparison of St. Thomas and Taos: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Thomas and Taos are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taos has the higher population (1,334 vs 271 in St. Thomas). Taos has the higher median household income ($103,594 vs $79,250 in St. Thomas). Taos has the higher median home value ($256,000 vs $193,800 in St. Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	St. Thomas	Taos
Population	271	1,334
Median age	39.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,250	$103,594
Median home value	$193,800	$256,000
Median gross rent	$907	$425
Housing units	102	508
Homeownership rate	86.1%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Thomas	Taos
Population	243 → 271 (+11.5%)	1,349 → 1,334 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $79,250 (+19.6%)	$85,703 → $103,594 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $193,800 (+40.9%)	$170,200 → $256,000 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $907 (+10.6%)	$391 → $425 (+8.7%)

St. Thomas

Population

243271

Median household income

$66,250$79,250

Median home value

$137,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$820$907

Taos

Population

1,3491,334

Median household income

$85,703$103,594

Median home value

$170,200$256,000

Median gross rent

$391$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Thomas	Taos
Under 5	11.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	21.0%	6.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.1%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Thomas	Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Thomas	Taos
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Thomas	Taos
Drove alone	72.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	4.0%
Other means	4.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Thomas	Taos
1-unit, detached	95.1%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	St. Thomas	Taos
Poverty rate	1.8%	2.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1971	1982