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87557

Ranchos De Taos, NM · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,904
Median household income
$49,337
People below poverty
21%
Median home value
$356,400

Income

The median income of households in 87557 was $49,337. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 17.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 19.1
$50,000 to $74,999 9.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6
$200,000 or more 5.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58634
Female 70494

An estimated 55.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,651. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.3
Social Security 45.4
Retirement income 31.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.7
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 38.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21
Children under 18 years below poverty 15
People 65 years old and over below poverty 38.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.8

In 2020-2024, 20.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 64.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 87557 in 2020-2024, 91.1% had health insurance coverage and 8.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.2% and public coverage was 58.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 87557 had a total population of 4,904 - 2,509 (51.2%) females and 2,395 (48.8%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 30.8% of the population was under 18 years, 26.7% was 19 to 44 years, 20.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 87557 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 238 188
5 to 9 361 372
10 to 14 79 143
15 to 19 83 125
20 to 24 12 2
25 to 29 192 260
30 to 34 106 140
35 to 39 54 248
40 to 44 221 75
45 to 49 43 0
50 to 54 160 63
55 to 59 83 219
60 to 64 264 194
65 to 69 66 172
70 to 74 198 81
75 to 79 185 198
80 to 84 26 29
85 and over 24 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48.3% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 4.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 25.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 71.1% of the people in 87557 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 21.5% of the people in 87557 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,721 households in 87557. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.4% of the households in 87557 while cohabiting couple households made up 23.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.7% of all households, while 23.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.8% of all households.

In 87557, 34% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.4
Cohabiting Couples 23.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.5% of males and 29.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.4 48.6
Now married, except separated 30.5 29.5
Separated 0 0
Widowed 11.1 5.8
Divorced 20 16.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 87557, 115 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 87557 were U.S. natives. 66.6% of the 87557 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 87557 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 87557 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 87557.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 87557 in 2020-2024, 41.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 41.1% of people at least five years old; 4.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 41.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 87557 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 5.9
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 87557 was 1,469 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 352 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,031. College or graduate school enrollment was 86.

Educational Attainment of People in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.6
High school diploma or equivalency 22.8
Some college, no degree 11.2
Associate's degree 14.9
Bachelor's degree 15.4
Graduate or professional degree 16.1

Disability

In 87557, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.5% of people under 18 years old, to 20% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 87557, 43.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 49.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 52.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 36.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 787 52.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 548 36.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 176 11.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 87557 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 15.1
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 19.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0
Information 5.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.6
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 18.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 87557 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 573 37.9
Service occupations 415 27.5
Sales and office occupations 144 9.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 183 12.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 196 13

Commuting to Work

An estimated 43.3% of 87557 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 37.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 43.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 37.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 4.6
Worked from home 14.1

In 2020-2024, 87557 had a total of 2,531 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.7
Mobile homes 22.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 87557 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 65.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 87557 had 1,721 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 810 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.3% while renters occupied 19.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.02 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.13.

5.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.4% and another 44.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 87557:

House Heating Fuel Used in 87557 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.8
Electricity 3.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 18.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 87557 was $356,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 31 % had a mortgage. 69% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,722 and for owners without a mortgage it was $448.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 87557 was $1,189. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.