Taos, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Taos is a Census city of 1,242 people across 6.43 square miles of land, in Cole County. Median household income is $98,854, 87.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taos
What Taos is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.43 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land193 plus or minus 39
- County holding the largest share of its areaCole County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Taos
- Population1,242 plus or minus 253
- Median age44.3
- Population under 18300 plus or minus 102
- Share under 1824.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over224 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households455
- Family households329 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families72.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Taos
- Median household income$98,854
- Per capita income$42,402 plus or minus $8,707
- Civilian labor force622
- Employed609
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over851
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Taos
- Housing units471
- Occupied units455
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied400
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate87.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$270,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$419 plus or minus $135
- Annual rent as a share of median income5.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Single family units425
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Taos gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute550
- Commuting under 15 minutes127 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more149 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone79.0 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Taos
- NFIP communityCity of Taos
- NFIP community number290876
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/12
The City of Taos participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290876 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cole County, not Taos
Cole County context, not Taos figures
- Establishments in Cole County2,224
- Covered employment, Cole County54,302
- Average annual pay, Cole County$55,952
- Housing units permitted, Cole County171
Every figure in this section is published for Cole County as a whole and is not a measurement of Taos.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Taos questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Taos, Missouri?
1,242, in 455 households. Taos city covers 6.43 square miles of land, which is 193 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Taos in?
Cole County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Taos?
$98,854. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $270,500. Median gross rent is $419 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Taos in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Taos appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taos, city of, community 290876, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Taos figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cole County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Taos.
Is zoning published for Taos?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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