Arroyo Seco vs Ranchos de Taos

A side-by-side comparison of Arroyo Seco and Ranchos de Taos: population, income, housing, and more.

Arroyo Seco and Ranchos de Taos are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ranchos de Taos has the higher population (2,348 vs 2,107 in Arroyo Seco). Arroyo Seco has the higher median household income ($69,917 vs $51,380 in Ranchos de Taos). Since 2019, Arroyo Seco's population has grown faster (+17.4% vs +7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
Population	2,107	2,348
Median age	57.9 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,917	$51,380
Median home value	$525,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,687	—
Housing units	1,216	1,091
Homeownership rate	80.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	54.2%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
Population	1,794 → 2,107 (+17.4%)	2,178 → 2,348 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$44,386 → $69,917 (+57.5%)	$42,664 → $51,380 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$251,800 → $525,500 (+108.7%)	$305,500 → $384,300 (+25.8%)

Arroyo Seco

Population

1,7942,107

Median household income

$44,386$69,917

Median home value

$251,800$525,500

Ranchos de Taos

Population

2,1782,348

Median household income

$42,664$51,380

Median home value

$305,500$384,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	31.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	27.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.2%
45 to 54	1.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	23.9%	1.7%
65 to 74	26.4%	7.5%
75 and over	3.8%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	45.6%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	54.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	12.8%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	42.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
Drove alone	83.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
1-unit, detached	87.4%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Seco	Ranchos de Taos
Poverty rate	5.6%	13.1%
Average household size	2.39	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1986	1979