Taos County, New Mexico
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- New Mexico Department of Health: 1190 Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe
Population:
- Total Population: 29,979
- Males: 14,700
- Females: 15,279
Ethnicity:
- White: 10,248
- Black/African American: 90
- Hispanic: 17,388
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,711
- Asian: 74
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 4
- Other: 73
- 2 or more: 391
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (13,505)
- Spanish (13,115)
- Tiwa (1,050)
- French (200)
- German (80)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,243
- Mexico (706)
- Canada (77)
- Germany (76)
- United Kingdom (44)
- Barbados (38)
- Guatemala (25)
- Netherlands (23)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (17,929)
- Southern Baptist Convention (639)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (463)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (355)
- Jewish Estimate (300)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 10,888
- Sensory: 1,375
- Physical: 2,620
- Mental: 1,671
- Self-care: 745
- Go outside home: 1,726
- Employment: 2,719
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 318
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 12,675
- Utility gas: 5,953
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,223
- Electricity: 456
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 34
- Coal or Coke: 4
- Wood: 2,548
- Solar Energy: 360
- Other fuel: 89
- No fuel used: 8
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 24,448
- No vehicle: 1,509
- 1 or more vehicle: 22,939
Education Attainment:
- No School: 175
- No High School: 1,357
- Some High School: 2,752
- High School: 5,462
- Some College: 4,420
- Associate's Degree: 1,048
- College Degree: 3,399
- Master's Degree: 1,386
- Professional Degree: 284
- Doctoral Degree: 243
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 12,675
- Owners with phone: 8,927
- Owners without phone: 640
- Renters with phone: 2,783
- Renters without phone: 325
10 closest counties:
- Costilla County, Colorado
- Conejos County, Colorado
- Mora County, New Mexico
- Los Alamos County, New Mexico
- Colfax County, New Mexico
- Alamosa County, Colorado
- Santa Fe County, New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- San Miguel County, New Mexico
- Huerfano County, Colorado
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
87512, 87513, 87514, 87517, 87519, 87521, 87524, 87525, 87529, 87543, 87549, 87553, 87556, 87557, 87558, 87564, 87571, 87576, 87577, 87579, 87580
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KRDR (90.1 FM) RED RIVER, NM
- KTAO (101.9 FM) TAOS, NM
- KRDD (1320 AM) SANTA CRUZ, NM
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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