Jury Pool Profile
Taos County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Taos
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,564
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,543.
At a glance
Taos County is a 34,564-person venue. The county population is 56% White (Census race-alone categories). 51% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 40.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $52,728, $15,110 below the NM state median of $67,838; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 26.1% of covered employment, average pay $31,023/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 34,543
- Median household income
- $58,950
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 0%.
Taos County has a population of 34,543, with a median age of 52.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.7%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 50.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,728; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 2,871 jobs; Education & health services, 2,810, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 26.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taos County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.4% in 2024, 76.4% in 2020, 70.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
33.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (2,136 individuals).