UNM-Taos's Living Circumstances

Taos Municipal Schools Overview

University of New Mexico-Taos Campus located in Taos Municipal Schools area. A total of 9,349 households are located in Taos Municipal Schools area. Among them, 1,896 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.69 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,873 and 5,553 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.49% (886) of residents are non-citizens and 41.91% (10,628) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Taos Municipal Schools, New Mexico
Household	9,349
Population	25,358
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,896 (20.28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,873
Total Students	5,553
Pre-Kindergarten	104
Kindergarten	241
Grade 1-8	2,498
Grade 9-12	1,181
College/Graduate School	1,529
Veterans	21,282
Non-citizen	886
Non-English Home Language	10,628
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

21,808 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,142 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,142 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 10,993 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Taos Municipal Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,762	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,233	67.21%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,625	15.10%
Public transportation	43	0.40%
Walked	377	3.50%
Other method	201	1.87%
Worked from home	1,283	11.92%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,993	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,513	31.96%
Service	2,972	27.04%
Sales and office	2,691	24.48%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,370	12.46%
Production, transportation, and material moving	447	4.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,993	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	223	2.03%
Construction	1,018	9.26%
Manufacturing	260	2.37%
Wholesale trade	154	1.40%
Retail trade	2,140	19.47%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	121	1.10%
Information	401	3.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	517	4.70%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,054	9.59%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,074	18.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,904	17.32%
Other services, except public administration	632	5.75%
Public administration	495	4.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,993	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,808	71.03%
Government workers	1,561	14.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,598	14.54%
Unpaid family workers	26	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,209 for the 9,349 households in Taos Municipal Schools area, New Mexico. The average income of a single worker is $25,228. 23,035 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.50%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,349	-
Less than $10,000	791	8.46%
$10,000 - $14,999	815	8.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,190	12.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,391	14.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,307	13.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,391	14.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	830	8.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	843	9.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	444	4.75%
More than $200,000	347	3.71%
Median Household Income	$40,349	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,209	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,388	-
Less than $10,000	206	3.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	416	7.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	404	7.50%
$25,000 - $34,999	801	14.87%
$35,000 - $49,999	757	14.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	897	16.65%
$75,000 - $99,999	573	10.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	689	12.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	362	6.72%
More than $200,000	283	5.25%

Median Family Income	$52,890	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,186	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,228	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,731	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,731	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,738	-
With health insurance coverage	23,035	89.50%
Public coverage	16,100	62.55%
Private health insurance	11,214	43.57%
Without health insurance coverage	2,703	10.50%

Housing

There are 14,793 housing units in Taos Municipal Schools area, New Mexico with 9,349 units (63.20%) occupied. 7,014 houses (75.02%) are occupied by owner and 2,335 houses (24.98%) are rented. The average housing value is $272,500 and the average rental cost is $813. 109 houses (0.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,918 houses (12.97%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,793	-
Occupied	9,349	63.20%
Owner Occupied	7,014	75.02%
Renter Occupied	2,335	24.98%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,594	64.85%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	342	2.31%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,992	13.47%
Mobile Homes	2,828	19.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	37	0.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,793	-
Built 2014 or later	109	0.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	125	0.84%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,352	15.90%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,635	17.81%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,331	22.52%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,375	16.05%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,077	7.28%
Built 1950 - 1959	871	5.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,918	12.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,793	-
1 room	721	4.87%
2 rooms	551	3.72%
3 rooms	1,520	10.28%
4 rooms	3,011	20.35%
5 rooms	3,803	25.71%
6 rooms	2,693	18.20%
7 rooms	1,083	7.32%
8 rooms	796	5.38%
9 rooms or more	615	4.16%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,793	-
no bedroom	809	5.47%
1 bedroom	1,657	11.20%
2 bedrooms	5,506	37.22%
3 bedrooms	5,635	38.09%
4 bedrooms	1,014	6.85%
5 bedrooms or more	172	1.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,014	-
Less than $50,000	404	5.76%
$50,000 - $99,999	552	7.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	559	7.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	413	5.89%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,927	27.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,112	30.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	755	10.76%
$1,000,000 or more	292	4.16%
Median House Value	$272,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,095	-
Less than $500	463	22.10%
$500 - $999	937	44.73%
$1,000 - $1,499	542	25.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	132	6.30%
$2,000 - $2,499	18	0.86%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	3	0.14%
Median Rental Costs	$813	-

Demographic

A total of 25,920 people lives in Taos Municipal Schools area, New Mexico with 12,506 male and 13,414 female. The males to female ratio is 48.25 to 51.75. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,920	-
Male	12,506	48.25%
Female	13,414	51.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,920	-
Under 5 years	936	3.61%
5 - 9 years	1,505	5.81%
10 - 14 years	1,381	5.33%
15 - 19 years	1,486	5.73%
20 - 24 years	1,514	5.84%
25 - 34 years	2,190	8.45%
35 - 44 years	2,916	11.25%
45 - 54 years	3,262	12.58%
55 - 59 years	1,657	6.39%
60 - 64 years	2,336	9.01%
65 - 74 years	4,180	16.13%
75 - 84 years	2,112	8.15%
85 years and older	445	1.72%
Median Age	48.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,920	-
One Race	25,231	97.34%
White	21,780	84.03%
Black or African American	149	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,861	7.18%
Asian	73	0.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,368	5.28%

Two or more races	689	2.66%
White and Black or African American	43	0.17%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	258	1.00%
White and Asian	99	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.03%