PlainZIP

Taos, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Taos, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,706. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet TAOS-NM · Taos, NM 1 ZIPs · 11,706 pop · #18933/25278 · Taos County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $57,575
  • RANK-LOWER #18933/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under El Prado
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,706
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $458,900

Nearest income peer: El Prado, NM (+ $4,043 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Taos

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Taos on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Taos, NM sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,706
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,575
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,575 and poverty 17.1% concentrate in 87571.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Taos as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Mayhill is the closest lower-income city and Floyd the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Taos.

Population concentration

Taos reads through its lone ZIP, 87571

11,706 ACS residents, one ZIP: 87571 is not the leading code inside Taos, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Taos's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 627 establishments, 5,882 employees , annual payroll $237,872k (~54 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87571 (627 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (127) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Taos, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Taos County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Taos. See the Taos County roll-up →

Taos lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Taos County: El Prado, Arroyo Seco and Vadito earn more and Ranchos De Taos, Questa and Penasco earn less. Chamisal marks the far end of that range at $39,718, 31% below Taos.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
87571 11,706 $57,575 627 30
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Taos roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Taos, .