Taos, MO Population

Overview

1,410

Total Population

34.9

Median age

48.37%

Female population %

106.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Taos is 34.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taos's population under 18 was 31.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taos's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taos, 25.60% were under the age of 15, 16.17% aged 15 to 29, 43.97% aged 30 to 64, 12.91% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 less females than males in Taos:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.37% females and 51.63% males in Taos, MO.
The Taos, MO gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 147.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 86.

Taos's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Taos population: 96.03% are White and 3.97% are multiracial.
Taos's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,35 (95.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taos is White with a population of 1,354 (96.03% of the total population).

Taos's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,157 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Taos's population increased by 259 (30.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taos's population increased by 32 (2.87%), 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's population was lowest in year 2003 at 843.