Questa vs Ranchos de Taos

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

Questa 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 2,112 in Questa). Ranchos de Taos has the higher median household income ($51,380 vs $41,071 in Questa). Since 2019, Ranchos de Taos's population has grown faster (+7.8% vs +5.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
Population	2,112	2,348
Median age	52.7 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,071	$51,380
Median home value	$225,300	—
Housing units	1,148	1,091
Homeownership rate	82.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	54.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
Population	1,997 → 2,112 (+5.8%)	2,178 → 2,348 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$35,922 → $41,071 (+14.3%)	$42,664 → $51,380 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $225,300 (+83.3%)	$305,500 → $384,300 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $920 (+17.3%)	—

Questa

Population

1,9972,112

Median household income

$35,922$41,071

Median home value

$122,900$225,300

Median gross rent

$784$920

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)

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
Under 5	3.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	31.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	2.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	19.7%	1.7%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.5%
75 and over	21.1%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	45.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	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	81.3%	54.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
No high school diploma	4.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	42.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
Drove alone	69.8%	81.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
1-unit, detached	64.5%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Questa	Ranchos de Taos
Poverty rate	11.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.36	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1978	1979