Taos

Population: 1,334
Median household income: $103,594
Median home value: $256,000

Taos, a community in Cole County, Missouri, has 1,334 residents. At $103,594, its median household income sits above Cole County's $73,273.

From 2019 to 2023, Taos's population declined 1.1% from 1,349 to 1,334, while its median home value rose 50.4% from $170,200 to $256,000.

Owners occupy 91.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,334
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $103,594
Median home value: $256,000
Median gross rent: $425
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3491,334

Median household income

$85,703$103,594

Median home value

$170,200$256,000

Median gross rent

$391$425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,349	$85,703	$170,200	$391
2020	1,420	$90,625	$183,100	$375
2021	1,410	$102,321	$201,800	$363
2022	1,275	$101,354	$252,800	$412
2023	1,334	$103,594	$256,000	$425

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	6.2%
5 to 17	228	17.1%
18 to 24	129	9.7%
25 to 34	159	11.9%
35 to 44	86	6.4%
45 to 54	158	11.8%
55 to 64	251	18.8%
65 to 74	162	12.1%
75 and over	78	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,255	94.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	4.6%
High school graduate	303	33.9%
Some college or associate's	302	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	142	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	106	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	561	85.9%
Carpooled	63	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	4.0%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	18.3%
15 to 29 min	356	56.8%
30 to 44 min	81	12.9%
45 to 59 min	51	8.1%
60+ min	24	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 2.3% (31 of 1,334)

	Count	Share
Family households	352	74.7%
Nonfamily households	119	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	471	92.7%
Vacant	37	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	432	91.7%
Renter-occupied	39	8.3%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	475	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2972304
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.5001, -92.0921