# Taos County, New Mexico demographics

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Taos County, New Mexico (county FIPS 35055) has a median household income of $58,950 (±$7,027) and a total population of 34,543 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 21 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 34,543 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 52.6 years | ±0.6 years | B01002 |
| Households | 15,549 | ±481 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $58,950 | ±$7,027 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $382,800 | ±$37,776 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,034 | ±$143 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 77.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 22.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 38.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 15.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 7.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 35055 |
| Land area | 2,202.37 sq mi |
| Water area | 1.31 sq mi |
| Population density | 16 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [87556](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87556) | 13.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [87512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87512) | 9.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [87577](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87577) | 7.3% | 48.8% |  |
| [87571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87571) | 7.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [87557](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87557) | 6.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [87579](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87579) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [87558](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87558) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [87517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87517) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [87529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87529) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [87513](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87513) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [87564](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87564) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [87521](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87521) | 1.5% | 33.5% |  |
| [87519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87519) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [87531](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87531) | 0.9% | 59% | Yes |
| [87549](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87549) | 0.9% | 15% |  |
| [87543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87543) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [87525](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87525) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [87580](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87580) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [87553](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87553) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [87514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87514) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [87524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/87524) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:055&in=state:35
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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