Taos, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Taos is a Census town of 6,458 people across 6.05 square miles of land, in Taos County. Median household income is $47,304, 59.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taos
What Taos is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,067
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaos 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
- Population6,458
- Median age53.7
- Population under 18752 plus or minus 244
- Share under 1811.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over2,019
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent
- Households3,138
- Family households1,262
- Share of households that are families40.2 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$47,304 plus or minus $13,889
- Per capita income$45,132 plus or minus $10,096
- Civilian labor force3,458
- Employed3,091
- Unemployed367 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate10.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over5,260
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Taos
- Housing units4,114
- Occupied units3,138
- Vacant units976
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent
- Owner occupied1,861
- Renter occupied1,277
- Ownership rate59.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$445,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$883 plus or minus $197
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units2,538
- Share single family61.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,319
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent
- Mobile homes257 plus or minus 149
- Median year structure built1980
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 commute2,484
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,049 plus or minus 231
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more881 plus or minus 357
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone67.7 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home15.3 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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SBA loans in Taos (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$14,268,500
- Average approval$1,097,577
- Median approval$327,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported127
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more38.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taos, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Taos (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,591,000
- Average approval$318,200
- Median approval$374,000
- Largest approval$579,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taos, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Taos
- NFIP communityTown of Taos
- NFIP community number350080
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/06/10
The Town of Taos participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350080 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.
Taos County, not Taos
Taos County context, not Taos figures
- Establishments in Taos County1,083
- Covered employment, Taos County11,075
- Average annual pay, Taos County$45,377
- Housing units permitted, Taos County127
Every figure in this section is published for Taos 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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, New Mexico?
6,458, in 3,138 households. Taos town covers 6.05 square miles of land, which is 1,067 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?
Taos 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?
$47,304. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $445,900. Median gross rent is $883 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Taos businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $14.3 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $327,200, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taos, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Taos borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Taos. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Taos in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Taos appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taos, town of, community 350080, 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 Taos 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.