Ranchos de Taos is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,707 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ranchos de Taos is the 60th largest community in New Mexico.
Ranchos de Taos real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Ranchos de Taos house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.07% 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ranchos de Taos has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ranchos de Taos a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Ranchos de Taos is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 8.12 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Ranchos de Taos does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Ranchos de Taos citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.84% of adults in Ranchos de Taos have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ranchos de Taos in 2022 was $21,268, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,072 for a family of four. However, Ranchos de Taos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ranchos de Taos is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ranchos de 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 Ranchos de Taos, accounting for 76.44% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ranchos de Taos residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ranchos de Taos include English, Irish, Latvian, Eastern European, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Ranchos de Taos is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.