Taos County, NM Population

Overview

34,322

Total Population

49.4

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

70.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19,486

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Taos County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Taos County is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taos County's population under 18 was 17.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taos County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taos County, 14.35% were under the age of 15, 14.76% aged 15 to 29, 44.07% aged 30 to 64, 25.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 576 more females than males in Taos County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in Taos County, NM.
The Taos County, NM gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,772.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,864.

Taos County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taos County population: 72.10% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 6.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.69% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.47% are some other race and 11.48% are multiracial.
Taos County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 19,486 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,836 (43.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taos County is White with a population of 24,747 (72.10% of the total population).

Taos County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 34,700 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Taos County's population increased by 2,857 (9.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taos County's population increased by 1,562 (4.75%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Taos County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 30,040.