Arroyo Seco vs Taos

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

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

Taos has the higher population (6,468 vs 2,107 in Arroyo Seco). Arroyo Seco has the higher median household income ($69,917 vs $46,579 in Taos). Arroyo Seco has the higher median home value ($525,500 vs $432,700 in Taos).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
Population	2,107	6,468
Median age	57.9 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,917	$46,579
Median home value	$525,500	$432,700
Median gross rent	$1,687	$915
Housing units	1,216	3,846
Homeownership rate	80.6%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
Population	1,794 → 2,107 (+17.4%)	5,967 → 6,468 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$44,386 → $69,917 (+57.5%)	$29,300 → $46,579 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$251,800 → $525,500 (+108.7%)	$260,800 → $432,700 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$708 → $915 (+29.2%)

Arroyo Seco

Population

1,7942,107

Median household income

$44,386$69,917

Median home value

$251,800$525,500

Taos

Population

5,9676,468

Median household income

$29,300$46,579

Median home value

$260,800$432,700

Median gross rent

$708$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
Under 5	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 17	11.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	27.7%	7.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	1.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	23.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	26.4%	20.2%
75 and over	3.8%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	51.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
No high school diploma	5.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	12.8%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
Drove alone	83.5%	70.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.5%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
1-unit, detached	87.4%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Seco	Taos
Poverty rate	5.6%	13.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1986	1979