Talpa vs Taos Pueblo

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

Talpa 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 1,126 in Talpa). Talpa has the higher median household income ($59,323 vs $36,979 in Taos Pueblo). Talpa has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $315,000 in Taos Pueblo).

Population, income & housing

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
Population	1,126	1,294
Median age	54.4 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,323	$36,979
Median home value	$356,300	$315,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,107
Housing units	735	457
Homeownership rate	88.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
Population	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)	1,425 → 1,294 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)	$31,908 → $36,979 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)	$258,700 → $315,000 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,047 → $1,107 (+5.7%)

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

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)

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
Under 5	0.0%	11.1%
5 to 17	17.6%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	18.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	6.2%
55 to 64	23.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	16.2%
75 and over	12.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	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	7.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
No high school diploma	12.1%	1.3%
High school graduate	3.3%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
Drove alone	63.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	18.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
1-unit, detached	87.2%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Talpa	Taos Pueblo
Poverty rate	7.6%	48.0%
Average household size	1.84	3.99
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1988	1977