New Mexico · Census place 76200
Taos town, NM
Quick answer
Taos town has 6,468 residents, ranking #34 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $46,579, the median home is worth $432,700 and median gross rent runs $915 a month.
- Population
- 6,468Taos town residents
- Median household income
- $46,579Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $432,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $915Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Taos town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Taos town median would spend about 23.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.5% of residents and 60.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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