Taos vs Taos Pueblo

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

Taos 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 has the higher population (6,468 vs 1,294 in Taos Pueblo). Taos has the higher median household income ($46,579 vs $36,979 in Taos Pueblo). Taos has the higher median home value ($432,700 vs $315,000 in Taos Pueblo).

Population, income & housing

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
Population	6,468	1,294
Median age	52.2 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,579	$36,979
Median home value	$432,700	$315,000
Median gross rent	$915	$1,107
Housing units	3,846	457
Homeownership rate	60.1%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
Population	5,967 → 6,468 (+8.4%)	1,425 → 1,294 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$29,300 → $46,579 (+59.0%)	$31,908 → $36,979 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$260,800 → $432,700 (+65.9%)	$258,700 → $315,000 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $915 (+29.2%)	$1,047 → $1,107 (+5.7%)

Taos

Population

5,9676,468

Median household income

$29,300$46,579

Median home value

$260,800$432,700

Median gross rent

$708$915

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)

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
Under 5	0.7%	11.1%
5 to 17	8.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	18.9%
25 to 34	7.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	6.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	20.2%	16.2%
75 and over	12.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	6.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	73.7%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
No high school diploma	12.1%	1.3%
High school graduate	20.3%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
Drove alone	70.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.9%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
1-unit, detached	55.5%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Taos	Taos Pueblo
Poverty rate	13.5%	48.0%
Average household size	2.20	3.99
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1979	1977