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Taos Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 29,979
Land Area (2000): 5,706.182 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.761 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	24,342	40.40%
Rural, Farm	873	1.45%
Rural, Non-farm	35,034	58.15%

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Taos Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,177	9,419	1,759	15.73%	157
1991	11,819	9,889	1,931	16.34%	163
1992	12,109	9,832	2,277	18.80%	188
1993	12,094	10,255	1,839	15.20%	152
1994	12,561	10,701	1,859	14.80%	148
1995	13,079	10,986	2,094	16.01%	160
1996	13,417	11,134	2,283	17.02%	171
1997	13,437	11,398	2,039	15.18%	152
1998	13,529	11,848	1,681	12.42%	124
1999	13,127	11,612	1,515	11.54%	115
2000	15,384	14,336	1,048	6.81%	68
2001	15,790	14,739	1,051	6.65%	67
2002	16,678	15,561	1,117	6.70%	67
2003	16,974	15,717	1,257	7.41%	74
2004	17,028	15,744	1,284	7.54%	76
2005	17,234	16,048	1,186	6.88%	69
2006	17,559	16,559	999	5.69%	57
2007	17,537	16,721	816	4.65%	47
2008	17,650	16,787	863	4.89%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	11,403	9,814	1,589	13.93%	139
Feb 1990	11,000	9,498	1,502	13.65%	137
Mar 1990	11,066	9,649	1,417	12.80%	128
Apr 1990	11,187	9,227	1,960	17.52%	175
May 1990	11,092	8,925	2,167	19.54%	195
Jun 1990	11,463	9,535	1,928	16.82%	168
Jul 1990	10,905	9,193	1,712	15.70%	157
Aug 1990	10,934	9,404	1,530	13.99%	140
Sep 1990	10,902	9,224	1,678	15.39%	154
Oct 1990	10,877	9,133	1,744	16.03%	160
Nov 1990	11,636	9,583	2,053	17.64%	176
Dec 1990	11,661	9,837	1,824	15.64%	156

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,164	10,211	1,953	16.06%	161
Feb 1991	11,999	9,997	2,002	16.68%	167
Mar 1991	12,038	10,118	1,920	15.95%	159
Apr 1991	12,142	9,908	2,234	18.40%	184
May 1991	11,459	9,196	2,263	19.75%	197
Jun 1991	12,095	9,903	2,192	18.12%	181
Jul 1991	11,901	10,067	1,834	15.41%	154
Aug 1991	11,545	9,981	1,564	13.55%	135
Sep 1991	11,517	9,840	1,677	14.56%	146
Oct 1991	11,250	9,550	1,700	15.11%	151
Nov 1991	11,661	9,678	1,983	17.01%	170
Dec 1991	12,062	10,214	1,848	15.32%	153

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,411	10,469	1,942	15.65%	156
Feb 1992	12,347	10,073	2,274	18.42%	184
Mar 1992	12,377	10,107	2,270	18.34%	183
Apr 1992	12,472	9,693	2,779	22.28%	223
May 1992	11,873	9,069	2,804	23.62%	236
Jun 1992	12,240	9,563	2,677	21.87%	219
Jul 1992	12,022	9,776	2,246	18.68%	187
Aug 1992	11,379	9,567	1,812	15.92%	159
Sep 1992	11,784	9,764	2,020	17.14%	171
Oct 1992	11,673	9,639	2,034	17.42%	174
Nov 1992	12,085	9,743	2,342	19.38%	194
Dec 1992	12,648	10,523	2,125	16.80%	168

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,791	10,713	2,078	16.25%	162
Feb 1993	12,522	10,605	1,917	15.31%	153
Mar 1993	12,573	10,711	1,862	14.81%	148
Apr 1993	12,282	10,104	2,178	17.73%	177
May 1993	11,546	9,432	2,114	18.31%	183
Jun 1993	12,087	9,989	2,098	17.36%	174
Jul 1993	11,599	9,828	1,771	15.27%	153
Aug 1993	11,521	9,919	1,602	13.91%	139
Sep 1993	11,441	9,809	1,632	14.26%	143
Oct 1993	11,928	10,226	1,702	14.27%	143
Nov 1993	12,024	10,330	1,694	14.09%	141
Dec 1993	12,815	11,397	1,418	11.07%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	13,039	11,273	1,766	13.54%	135
Feb 1994	12,779	11,122	1,657	12.97%	130
Mar 1994	12,801	11,147	1,654	12.92%	129
Apr 1994	12,972	10,801	2,171	16.74%	167
May 1994	12,275	10,020	2,255	18.37%	184
Jun 1994	12,460	10,530	1,930	15.49%	155
Jul 1994	12,013	10,192	1,821	15.16%	152
Aug 1994	12,110	10,361	1,749	14.44%	144
Sep 1994	11,995	10,223	1,772	14.77%	148
Oct 1994	12,247	10,440	1,807	14.75%	148
Nov 1994	12,737	10,689	2,048	16.08%	161
Dec 1994	13,298	11,619	1,679	12.63%	126

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,350	11,654	1,696	12.70%	127
Feb 1995	13,124	11,477	1,647	12.55%	125
Mar 1995	13,285	11,600	1,685	12.68%	127
Apr 1995	13,428	11,034	2,394	17.83%	178
May 1995	12,721	10,124	2,597	20.42%	204
Jun 1995	12,986	10,628	2,358	18.16%	182
Jul 1995	12,982	10,850	2,132	16.42%	164
Aug 1995	12,793	10,795	1,998	15.62%	156
Sep 1995	12,868	10,788	2,080	16.16%	162
Oct 1995	12,931	10,828	2,103	16.26%	163
Nov 1995	13,038	10,726	2,312	17.73%	177
Dec 1995	13,443	11,322	2,121	15.78%	158

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,736	11,673	2,063	15.02%	150
Feb 1996	13,585	11,637	1,948	14.34%	143
Mar 1996	13,665	11,741	1,924	14.08%	141
Apr 1996	13,675	11,134	2,541	18.58%	186
May 1996	13,197	10,265	2,932	22.22%	222
Jun 1996	13,340	10,822	2,518	18.88%	189
Jul 1996	13,332	10,978	2,354	17.66%	177
Aug 1996	12,954	10,772	2,182	16.84%	168
Sep 1996	13,011	10,718	2,293	17.62%	176
Oct 1996	13,174	10,943	2,231	16.93%	169
Nov 1996	13,165	10,799	2,366	17.97%	180
Dec 1996	14,173	12,125	2,048	14.45%	145

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,899	12,023	1,876	13.50%	135
Feb 1997	13,674	11,746	1,928	14.10%	141
Mar 1997	13,822	11,887	1,935	14.00%	140
Apr 1997	13,418	10,885	2,533	18.88%	189
May 1997	13,153	10,573	2,580	19.62%	196
Jun 1997	13,516	11,150	2,366	17.51%	175
Jul 1997	13,448	11,547	1,901	14.14%	141
Aug 1997	13,487	11,578	1,909	14.15%	142
Sep 1997	13,068	11,218	1,850	14.16%	142
Oct 1997	13,134	11,286	1,848	14.07%	141
Nov 1997	13,009	11,040	1,969	15.14%	151
Dec 1997	13,612	11,838	1,774	13.03%	130

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,012	12,180	1,832	13.07%	131
Feb 1998	13,979	12,143	1,836	13.13%	131
Mar 1998	13,889	12,152	1,737	12.51%	125
Apr 1998	13,426	11,431	1,995	14.86%	149
May 1998	13,085	11,069	2,016	15.41%	154
Jun 1998	13,405	11,552	1,853	13.82%	138
Jul 1998	13,645	12,013	1,632	11.96%	120
Aug 1998	13,475	11,957	1,518	11.27%	113
Sep 1998	13,383	11,826	1,557	11.63%	116
Oct 1998	13,157	11,665	1,492	11.34%	113
Nov 1998	13,007	11,549	1,458	11.21%	112
Dec 1998	13,879	12,635	1,244	8.96%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,504	12,062	1,442	10.68%	107
Feb 1999	13,413	11,963	1,450	10.81%	108
Mar 1999	13,345	11,987	1,358	10.18%	102
Apr 1999	13,450	11,690	1,760	13.09%	131
May 1999	12,843	10,999	1,844	14.36%	144
Jun 1999	13,459	11,675	1,784	13.26%	133
Jul 1999	13,436	11,873	1,563	11.63%	116
Aug 1999	13,158	11,674	1,484	11.28%	113
Sep 1999	12,823	11,395	1,428	11.14%	111
Oct 1999	12,646	11,293	1,353	10.70%	107
Nov 1999	12,482	11,092	1,390	11.14%	111
Dec 1999	12,964	11,646	1,318	10.17%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	15,703	14,666	1,037	6.60%	66
Feb 2000	15,448	14,354	1,094	7.08%	71
Mar 2000	15,538	14,480	1,058	6.81%	68
Apr 2000	15,308	14,238	1,070	6.99%	70
May 2000	14,867	13,625	1,242	8.35%	84
Jun 2000	15,430	14,267	1,163	7.54%	75
Jul 2000	15,566	14,498	1,068	6.86%	69
Aug 2000	15,203	14,242	961	6.32%	63
Sep 2000	15,209	14,286	923	6.07%	61
Oct 2000	15,101	14,149	952	6.30%	63
Nov 2000	15,190	14,191	999	6.58%	66
Dec 2000	16,042	15,036	1,006	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	15,903	14,853	1,050	6.60%	66
Feb 2001	15,832	14,754	1,078	6.81%	68
Mar 2001	15,922	14,839	1,083	6.80%	68
Apr 2001	15,342	14,222	1,120	7.30%	73
May 2001	15,322	14,151	1,171	7.64%	76
Jun 2001	15,979	14,878	1,101	6.89%	69
Jul 2001	16,254	15,207	1,047	6.44%	64
Aug 2001	16,047	15,050	997	6.21%	62
Sep 2001	15,634	14,684	950	6.08%	61
Oct 2001	15,738	14,785	953	6.06%	61
Nov 2001	15,578	14,555	1,023	6.57%	66
Dec 2001	15,928	14,892	1,036	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,516	15,474	1,042	6.31%	63
Feb 2002	16,763	15,677	1,086	6.48%	65
Mar 2002	16,765	15,684	1,081	6.45%	64
Apr 2002	16,330	15,072	1,258	7.70%	77
May 2002	16,261	15,088	1,173	7.21%	72
Jun 2002	16,608	15,406	1,202	7.24%	72
Jul 2002	16,952	15,780	1,172	6.91%	69
Aug 2002	16,843	15,802	1,041	6.18%	62
Sep 2002	16,642	15,624	1,018	6.12%	61
Oct 2002	16,607	15,525	1,082	6.52%	65
Nov 2002	16,626	15,487	1,139	6.85%	69
Dec 2002	17,217	16,111	1,106	6.42%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,367	16,177	1,190	6.85%	69
Feb 2003	17,143	15,957	1,186	6.92%	69
Mar 2003	17,125	15,922	1,203	7.02%	70
Apr 2003	16,320	14,994	1,326	8.12%	81
May 2003	16,506	15,210	1,296	7.85%	79
Jun 2003	17,254	15,884	1,370	7.94%	79
Jul 2003	17,274	15,982	1,292	7.48%	75
Aug 2003	16,914	15,704	1,210	7.15%	72
Sep 2003	16,684	15,452	1,232	7.38%	74
Oct 2003	16,835	15,622	1,213	7.21%	72
Nov 2003	16,840	15,498	1,342	7.97%	80
Dec 2003	17,424	16,198	1,226	7.04%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,556	16,261	1,295	7.38%	74
Feb 2004	17,301	16,068	1,233	7.13%	71
Mar 2004	17,313	15,997	1,316	7.60%	76
Apr 2004	16,819	15,397	1,422	8.45%	85
May 2004	16,561	15,131	1,430	8.63%	86
Jun 2004	17,087	15,669	1,418	8.30%	83
Jul 2004	17,382	16,047	1,335	7.68%	77
Aug 2004	17,024	15,811	1,213	7.13%	71
Sep 2004	16,754	15,566	1,188	7.09%	71
Oct 2004	16,787	15,577	1,210	7.21%	72
Nov 2004	16,637	15,391	1,246	7.49%	75
Dec 2004	17,115	16,011	1,104	6.45%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,525	16,350	1,175	6.70%	67
Feb 2005	17,428	16,220	1,208	6.93%	69
Mar 2005	17,287	16,150	1,137	6.58%	66
Apr 2005	16,789	15,539	1,250	7.45%	74
May 2005	16,689	15,347	1,342	8.04%	80
Jun 2005	17,196	15,912	1,284	7.47%	75
Jul 2005	17,587	16,312	1,275	7.25%	72
Aug 2005	17,264	16,132	1,132	6.56%	66
Sep 2005	17,045	15,912	1,133	6.65%	66
Oct 2005	17,194	16,073	1,121	6.52%	65
Nov 2005	17,237	16,072	1,165	6.76%	68
Dec 2005	17,566	16,562	1,004	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,988	16,930	1,058	5.88%	59
Feb 2006	17,765	16,673	1,092	6.15%	61
Mar 2006	17,700	16,692	1,008	5.69%	57
Apr 2006	16,862	15,767	1,095	6.49%	65
May 2006	17,334	16,193	1,141	6.58%	66
Jun 2006	17,726	16,660	1,066	6.01%	60
Jul 2006	18,129	17,062	1,067	5.89%	59
Aug 2006	17,753	16,800	953	5.37%	54
Sep 2006	17,403	16,484	919	5.28%	53
Oct 2006	17,039	16,193	846	4.97%	50
Nov 2006	17,212	16,286	926	5.38%	54
Dec 2006	17,794	16,973	821	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,155	17,252	903	4.97%	50
Feb 2007	17,958	17,086	872	4.86%	49
Mar 2007	17,972	17,162	810	4.51%	45
Apr 2007	17,144	16,319	825	4.81%	48
May 2007	17,191	16,274	917	5.33%	53
Jun 2007	17,710	16,799	911	5.14%	51
Jul 2007	17,785	16,916	869	4.89%	49
Aug 2007	17,519	16,738	781	4.46%	45
Sep 2007	17,215	16,477	738	4.29%	43
Oct 2007	17,019	16,308	711	4.18%	42
Nov 2007	17,068	16,334	734	4.30%	43
Dec 2007	17,704	16,985	719	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,081	17,347	734	4.06%	41
Feb 2008	18,023	17,246	777	4.31%	43
Mar 2008	17,939	17,153	786	4.38%	44
Apr 2008	17,059	16,255	804	4.71%	47
May 2008	17,131	16,225	906	5.29%	53
Jun 2008	17,574	16,602	972	5.53%	55
Jul 2008	17,829	16,881	948	5.32%	53
Aug 2008	17,783	16,788	995	5.60%	56
Sep 2008	17,429	16,588	841	4.83%	48
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Taos Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,530	18.55%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,604	11.76%
3.	Educational Services	838	6.14%
4.	Public Administration	826	6.06%
5.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	684	5.02%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	626	4.59%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	572	4.19%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	490	3.59%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	430	3.15%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	416	3.05%
11.	Health Care	406	2.98%
12.	Mining	318	2.33%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	296	2.17%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	256	1.88%
15.	Utilities	214	1.57%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	200	1.47%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	198	1.45%
18.	Social Assistance	188	1.38%
19.	Other Direct Selling Estab	162	1.19%
20.	Finance and Insurance	138	1.01%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,200	16.33%
2.	Health Care	1,864	13.83%
3.	Educational Services	1,598	11.86%
4.	Public Administration	942	6.99%
5.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	702	5.21%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	658	4.88%
7.	Social Assistance	612	4.54%
8.	Finance and Insurance	510	3.79%
9.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	434	3.22%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	394	2.92%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	308	2.29%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	266	1.97%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	256	1.90%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	224	1.66%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	206	1.53%
16.	Construction	204	1.51%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	170	1.26%
18.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	146	1.08%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	126	0.94%
20.	Private Household Services	124	0.92%

Taos Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	814	5.97%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	812	5.95%
3.	Other Management Occupations	802	5.88%
4.	Construction Laborers	596	4.37%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	486	3.56%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	458	3.36%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	440	3.23%
8.	Carpenters	436	3.20%
9.	Other Construction Trades	432	3.17%
10.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	390	2.86%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	370	2.71%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	330	2.42%
13.	Art and Design Workers	328	2.41%
14.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	318	2.33%
15.	Other Protective Service Workers	288	2.11%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	278	2.04%
17.	Top Executives	248	1.82%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	238	1.75%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	236	1.73%
20.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	232	1.70%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	962	7.14%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	802	5.95%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	756	5.61%
4.	Other Management Occupations	614	4.56%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	610	4.53%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	570	4.23%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	536	3.98%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	504	3.74%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	486	3.61%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	428	3.18%
11.	Cashiers	426	3.16%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	384	2.85%
13.	Registered Nurses	356	2.64%
14.	Art and Design Workers	354	2.63%
15.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	322	2.39%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	318	2.36%
17.	Child Care Workers	284	2.11%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	282	2.09%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	264	1.96%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	236	1.75%

Taos Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	23,619	49.91%
15-35 hours	7,301	15.43%
1-14 hours	1,576	3.33%
No regular hours	14,828	31.33%

Taos Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	364	1.48%
5 AM-5:29 AM	340	1.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	550	2.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,179	4.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,573	6.38%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,203	12.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,632	22.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,912	15.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,959	7.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,124	8.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	902	3.66%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	360	1.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,350	5.48%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,205	4.89%

Taos Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,700	6.90%
5-9	4,198	17.03%
10-14	4,708	19.10%
15-19	4,260	17.28%
20-24	2,650	10.75%
25-29	979	3.97%
30-34	2,598	10.54%
35-39	283	1.15%
40-44	460	1.87%
45-59	1,095	4.44%
60-89	887	3.60%
At least 90	835	3.39%

Taos Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	26	0.11%	18,469	74.92%
30-44	8	0.03%	3,333	13.52%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,095	4.44%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,722	6.98%

Taos Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	118	0.44%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,931	14.82%
Car / truck / van, solo	19,014	71.68%
Motorcycle	14	0.05%
Other	336	1.27%
Public transportation	34	0.13%
Walked	1,206	4.55%
Worked at home	1,875	7.07%

Taos Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 25,402 (59,362 people)
: 15,624 (46,488 people)
: 5,130
: 36,734
Taos Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,726	18.52%
$10,000-$14,999	2,765	10.84%
$15,000-$19,999	2,322	9.10%
$20,000-$24,999	2,194	8.60%
$25,000-$29,999	1,733	6.79%
$30,000-$34,999	1,782	6.98%
$35,000-$39,999	1,717	6.73%
$40,000-$44,999	1,594	6.25%
$45,000-$49,999	959	3.76%
$50,000-$59,999	1,692	6.63%
$60,000-$74,999	1,576	6.18%
$75,000-$99,999	1,147	4.50%
$100,000-$124,999	486	1.90%
$125,000-$149,999	158	0.62%
$150,000-$199,999	332	1.30%
$200,000 or more	330	1.29%

Taos Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,073	32.13%
Family, 2 people	3,320	26.19%
Nonfamily, 2 people	763	6.02%
Family, 3 people	1,995	15.74%
Nonfamily, 3 people	64	0.50%
Family, 4 people	1,524	12.02%
Nonfamily, 4 people	13	0.10%
Family, 5 people	610	4.81%
Nonfamily, 5 people	6	0.05%
Family, 6 people	203	1.60%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	103	0.81%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Taos Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	19,995	30.29%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,360	9.63%
Public Assistance	954	1.45%
Retirement	3,681	5.58%
Self Employment	5,406	8.19%
Social Security	6,753	10.23%
Supplemental Security	1,336	2.02%
Wage / Salary	18,180	27.54%
Other	3,348	5.07%

Taos Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,916	53.96%
With children under 18	5,048	46.04%

Taos Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,167	13.55%
Married	12,076	51.68%
Never Married	7,488	32.05%
Widowed	634	2.71%

Taos Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,081	16.37%
Married	11,588	46.49%
Never Married	6,424	25.77%
Widowed	2,831	11.36%

Taos Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Taos Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,293	7.24%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,510	14.30%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,820	28.17%
Some college, no degree	9,838	21.62%
Associate degree	2,196	4.83%
Bachelors degree	7,019	15.42%
Graduate or professional degree	3,836	8.43%

Taos Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	704	2.35%	142	0.47%	846	2.82%
Kindergarten	558	1.86%	134	0.45%	692	2.31%
Grades 1-4	2,913	9.72%	464	1.55%	3,377	11.26%
Grades 5-8	3,439	11.47%	410	1.37%	3,849	12.84%
Grades 9-12	3,227	10.76%	398	1.33%	3,625	12.09%
Undergrad college	1,932	6.44%	234	0.78%	2,166	7.23%
Graduate or professional school	376	1.25%	166	0.55%	542	1.81%
Total	13,149	43.86%	1,948	6.50%	15,097	50.36%

Taos Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Taos Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	141	119
2004	156	123

Taos Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Taos Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	47,336	79.14%
Below Poverty Level	12,475	20.86%

Taos Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 19

Taos Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Taos Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,700	12.34%
10-19 Years	4,332	14.45%
20-29 Years	3,017	10.06%
30-39 Years	4,223	14.09%
40-49 Years	5,097	17.00%
50-59 Years	4,408	14.70%
60-69 Years	2,712	9.05%
70-79 Years	1,573	5.25%
80-89 Years	762	2.54%
90+ Years	155	0.52%

Taos Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,698	49.03%
Female	15,281	50.97%

Taos Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	17,370	57.94%
Caucasian	10,122	33.76%
Amerindian	1,768	5.90%
Multiracial	426	1.42%
Other Race	104	0.35%
Asian	98	0.33%
African-American	81	0.27%
Pacific Islander	10	0.03%

Taos Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,512	17.47%
2.	English	4,224	16.36%
3.	Irish	3,727	14.43%
4.	United States Or American	1,840	7.12%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,556	6.02%
6.	Scottish	1,350	5.23%
7.	Italian	1,281	4.96%
8.	Scotch Irish	896	3.47%
9.	Polish	718	2.78%
10.	Dutch	714	2.76%

Taos Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	27,115	47.59%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	26,401	46.34%
3.	Other Native North American	2,399	4.21%
4.	French	398	0.70%
5.	German	158	0.28%
6.	Italian	88	0.15%
7.	Serbo Croatian	72	0.13%
8.	Japanese	72	0.13%
9.	Navajo	58	0.10%
10.	Hebrew	38	0.07%

Taos Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	57,736	95.83%
Naturalized immigrant	853	1.42%
Not a citizen	1,660	2.76%

Taos Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Taos (15,476)	Chamisal (301)	Valdez
Arroyo Hondo (3,833)	Vadito (242)	Cerro
Questa (3,535)	Picuris (221)	San Cristobal
Ranchos De Taos (2,390)	Picuris Pueblo (86)	Ojo Caliente
Penasco (1,973)	Taos Ski Valley (56)	Llano
Tres Piedras (1,003)	Trampas	El Prado
Red River (484)	Carson	Costilla
Rio Lucio (379)	Arroyo Seco	Amalia

Amalia	Llano	Rio Lucio
Arroyo Hondo	Ojo Caliente	San Cristobal
Arroyo Seco	Penasco	Taos
Carson	Picuris	Taos Ski Valley
Cerro	Picuris Pueblo	Trampas
Chamisal	Questa	Tres Piedras
Costilla	Ranchos De Taos	Vadito
El Prado	Red River	Valdez