Picuris Pueblo vs Taos Ski Valley

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

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

Picuris Pueblo has the higher population (80 vs 39 in Taos Ski Valley). Since 2019, Picuris Pueblo's population has grown faster (-29.2% vs -30.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
Population	80	39
Median age	59.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median home value	$221,900	—
Housing units	29	278
Homeownership rate	88.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	30.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
Population	113 → 80 (-29.2%)	56 → 39 (-30.4%)
Median household income	$19,583 → $28,125 (+43.6%)	$63,036 → $71,667 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $221,900 (+161.1%)	$611,800 → $422,200 (-31.0%)

Picuris Pueblo

Population

11380

Median household income

$19,583$28,125

Median home value

$85,000$221,900

Taos Ski Valley

Population

5639

Median household income

$63,036$71,667

Median home value

$611,800$422,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.0%	30.8%
18 to 24	13.8%	2.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	41.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	25.6%
55 to 64	10.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	30.0%	0.0%
75 and over	11.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73.8%	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	21.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.6%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	47.7%	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
Drove alone	31.7%	44.4%
Carpooled	61.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	50.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
1-unit, detached	86.2%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	18.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Picuris Pueblo	Taos Ski Valley
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.6%
Average household size	4.71	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1970	1979