Overview
6,524
Total Population
52.6
Median age
49.17%
Female population %
103.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
70-74 years
Largest age group
75.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3,147
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Taos's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Taos is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Taos's population under 18 was 13.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Taos's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Taos, 10.33% were under the age of 15, 14.10% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 30.35% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 108 less females than males in Taos:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.17% females and 50.83% males in Taos, NM.
- The Taos, NM gender ratio is 103.4:100 i.e. 103.4 men to 100 women (1.034).
- For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 508.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 358.
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Race / Ethnicity
Taos's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Taos population: 70.52% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 3.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 14.29% are some other race and 10.82% are multiracial.
- Taos's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 3,147 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,377 (51.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Taos is White with a population of 4,601 (70.52% of the total population).
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Year by year
Taos's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,503 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Taos's population increased by 1,161 (23.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Taos's population increased by 443 (7.34%), 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 2000 at 4,878.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)