Taos Pueblo

Population: 1,294
Median household income: $36,979
Median home value: $315,000

Taos Pueblo, a community in Taos County, New Mexico, has 1,294 residents. Its median household income of $36,979 runs below the Taos County figure of $58,908.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taos Pueblo's population declined 9.2% from 1,425 to 1,294, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $258,700 to $315,000.

83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,294
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,979
Median home value: $315,000
Median gross rent: $1,107
Housing units: 457
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 17.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,425	$31,908	$258,700	—
2020	1,443	$33,056	$222,600	—
2021	1,510	$35,543	$263,200	—
2022	1,422	$36,597	$308,600	$1,047
2023	1,294	$36,979	$315,000	$1,107

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2418.9%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	144	11.1%
5 to 17	130	10.0%
18 to 24	244	18.9%
25 to 34	98	7.6%
35 to 44	135	10.4%
45 to 54	80	6.2%
55 to 64	134	10.4%
65 to 74	209	16.2%
75 and over	120	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79	6.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	954	73.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's49.0%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	1.3%
High school graduate	301	38.8%
Some college or associate's	380	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	46	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	39	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means14.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	340	75.7%
Carpooled	24	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.4%
Other means	64	14.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	183	41.8%
15 to 29 min	181	41.3%
30 to 44 min	57	13.0%
45 to 59 min	7	1.6%
60+ min	10	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.99
Poverty rate: 48.0% (618 of 1,288)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	51.7%
Nonfamily households	156	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	70.7%
Vacant	134	29.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	231	71.5%
Renter-occupied	92	28.5%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	382	83.6%
1-unit, attached	13	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3576410
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4657, -105.5634