Ranchos de Taos vs Taos

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

Ranchos de Taos 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 2,348 in Ranchos de Taos). Ranchos de Taos has the higher median household income ($51,380 vs $46,579 in Taos). Since 2019, Taos's population has grown faster (+8.4% vs +7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
Population	2,348	6,468
Median age	26.6 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,380	$46,579
Median home value	—	$432,700
Median gross rent	—	$915
Housing units	1,091	3,846
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.2%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
Population	2,178 → 2,348 (+7.8%)	5,967 → 6,468 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$42,664 → $51,380 (+20.4%)	$29,300 → $46,579 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$305,500 → $384,300 (+25.8%)	$260,800 → $432,700 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$708 → $915 (+29.2%)

Ranchos de Taos

Population

2,1782,348

Median household income

$42,664$51,380

Median home value

$305,500$384,300

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)

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
Under 5	8.0%	0.7%
5 to 17	31.4%	8.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	2.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	1.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	20.2%
75 and over	18.4%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	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	54.4%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
No high school diploma	3.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	21.9%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	42.6%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
Drove alone	81.5%	70.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.2%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
1-unit, detached	71.9%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Ranchos de Taos	Taos
Poverty rate	13.1%	13.5%
Average household size	3.42	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1979	1979