Costilla vs Taos Pueblo

A side-by-side comparison of Costilla and Taos Pueblo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Taos Pueblo has the higher population (1,294 vs 498 in Costilla). Since 2019, Costilla's population has grown faster (+441.3% vs -9.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
Population	498	1,294
Median age	35.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,979
Median home value	—	$315,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,107
Housing units	175	457
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
Population	92 → 498 (+441.3%)	1,425 → 1,294 (-9.2%)
Median household income	—	$31,908 → $36,979 (+15.9%)
Median home value	—	$258,700 → $315,000 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,047 → $1,107 (+5.7%)

Costilla

Population

92498

Taos Pueblo

Population

1,4251,294

Median household income

$31,908$36,979

Median home value

$258,700$315,000

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
Under 5	0.0%	11.1%
5 to 17	34.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.6%
35 to 44	57.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.2%
75 and over	8.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	6.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	73.7%
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%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.3%
High school graduate	68.4%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
Drove alone	36.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	63.9%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Costilla	Taos Pueblo
Poverty rate	8.2%	48.0%
Average household size	3.46	3.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1956	1977