Taos County Information
Taos in
New Mexico occupies
2,205 square miles and has a 2006 population of
31,832, a change from a 2000 population of
29,979 and
23,118 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.2% percent is 25-35, and
13.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
74 acts of violent crime reported in
Taos in 2004, a change from
183 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
976 people:
5.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.8%.
Read more about
Taos, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Taos | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 2,205 sq. miles | Ranked 281 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 31,832 | Ranked 1,375 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 31,610 | |
| Population 2000 | 29,979 | Ranked 1,397 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 23,118 | Ranked 1,532 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.7% | |
| African American | .7% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 7.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 74 | 183 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 11 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 58 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 539 | 597 |
| Burglaries | 186 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 346 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 7 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 17,606 | 15,384 |
| Unemployed Population | 976 | 1,048 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.5% | 6.8% |
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