San Miguel County vs Taos County

A side-by-side comparison of San Miguel County and Taos County: population, income, housing, and more.

San Miguel County and Taos County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taos County has the higher population (34,516 vs 27,036 in San Miguel County). Taos County has the higher median household income ($58,908 vs $47,400 in San Miguel County). Taos County has the higher median home value ($354,000 vs $177,600 in San Miguel County).

Population, income & housing

	San Miguel County	Taos County
Population	27,036	34,516
Median age	46.8 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,400	$58,908
Median home value	$177,600	$354,000
Median gross rent	$774	$1,069
Housing units	14,837	21,091
Homeownership rate	73.3%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Miguel County	Taos County
Population	27,738 → 27,036 (-2.5%)	32,786 → 34,516 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$30,946 → $47,400 (+53.2%)	$38,329 → $58,908 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $177,600 (+31.6%)	$239,500 → $354,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $774 (+17.6%)	$784 → $1,069 (+36.4%)

San Miguel County

Population

27,73827,036

Median household income

$30,946$47,400

Median home value

$135,000$177,600

Median gross rent

$658$774

Taos County

Population

32,78634,516

Median household income

$38,329$58,908

Median home value

$239,500$354,000

Median gross rent

$784$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Miguel County	Taos County
Under 5	4.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.5%	17.9%
75 and over	9.9%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Miguel County	Taos County
White (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	40.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	5.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	75.3%	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Miguel County	Taos County
No high school diploma	14.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Miguel County	Taos County
Drove alone	72.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	3.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.0%	17.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Miguel County	Taos County
1-unit, detached	56.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	San Miguel County	Taos County
Poverty rate	22.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1978	1983