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County:

Taos County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35055

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

37.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

522,015

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

766,648

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

17.05

Carson NF

483,015

% Water:

0.1

Carson OTH

39,000

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

17,516

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,456

11.1%

-2.0%

13.1%

1990:

23,118

18.8%

5.7%

13.2%

2000:

29,979

29.7%

22.2%

7.4%

2005:

31,722

5.8%

3.1%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,122

33.8%

0-to-19:

8,032

26.8%

Black:

81

0.3%

20-to-39:

7,240

24.2%

Hispanic:

17,370

57.9%

40-to-59:

9,505

31.7%

American Indian:

1,768

5.9%

60-plus:

5,202

17.4%

Other:

638

2.1%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.9%

Median Family Income:

$33,995

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.1%

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