Ranchos de Taos vs Talpa

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

Ranchos de Taos and Talpa 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 1,126 in Talpa). Talpa has the higher median household income ($59,323 vs $51,380 in Ranchos de Taos). Since 2019, Talpa's population has grown faster (+20.6% vs +7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
Population	2,348	1,126
Median age	26.6 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,380	$59,323
Median home value	—	$356,300
Housing units	1,091	735
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.2%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
Population	2,178 → 2,348 (+7.8%)	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$42,664 → $51,380 (+20.4%)	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)
Median home value	$305,500 → $384,300 (+25.8%)	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)

Ranchos de Taos

Population

2,1782,348

Median household income

$42,664$51,380

Median home value

$305,500$384,300

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
Under 5	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	1.7%	23.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.8%
75 and over	18.4%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	55.2%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	54.4%	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
No high school diploma	3.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	21.9%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	42.6%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
Drove alone	81.5%	63.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
1-unit, detached	71.9%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Ranchos de Taos	Talpa
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.6%
Average household size	3.42	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1979	1988