Taos is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 6,442 people and three associated neighborhoods, Taos is the 33rd largest community in New Mexico.

Taos home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Mexico, but Taos real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Taos is also a town of artists. Taos has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Taos’s character.

Also of interest is that Taos has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Taos citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.92% of adults in Taos have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Taos in 2022 was $36,669, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,676 for a family of four. However, Taos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Taos is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Taos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Taos, accounting for 48.13% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Taos residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Taos include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Taos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.