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Taos, New Mexico Economy Profile

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 Taos, New Mexico United States
StateNew Mexico
CityTaos
Total population4,700 281,421,906
Male2,159138,053,563
Female2,541143,368,343
Median age (years)41.135.3
Total households2,067105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,01641,994

Taos, New Mexico Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Taos, New Mexico, 16.58% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 21.59% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Taos, New Mexico. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Taos, New Mexico is as follows: 8.2%.

In Taos, New Mexico government workers account for 17.14% of workers. Sixty-seven point five nine percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Taos, New Mexico is equal to $25,016 while median family income is $33,564. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Taos, New Mexico are $27,683. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-three thousand, three hundred and twenty-six dollars.

zero of families in Taos, New Mexico are below poverty line (total population in Taos, New Mexico is 4,700). There are 122 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Taos, New Mexico resident is 41.1 years old.

 Taos, New Mexico %, Taos, New Mexico United States
Population 16 years and over3,798  217,168,077
In labor force2,348 61.82%63.92%
- Civilian labor force2,344 61.72%63.39%
- - Employed2,135 56.21%59.73%
- - Unemployed209 5.5%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.9  5.8
- Armed Forces4 0.11%0.53%
Not in labor force1,450 38.18%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over2,073 54.58%51.66%
In labor force1,224 32.23%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,223 32.2%29.65%
- - Employed1,133 29.83%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years207 5.45%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force128  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over2,089  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone1,411 67.54%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled286 13.69%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)12 0.57%4.73%
Walked203 9.72%2.93%
Other means39 1.87%1.19%
Worked at home138 6.61%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)12.5 0.6%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over2,135  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations720 33.72%33.65%
Service occupations498 23.33%14.86%
Sales and office occupations533 24.96%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations16 0.75%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations223 10.44%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations145 6.79%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining41 1.92%1.87%
Construction159 7.45%6.78%
Manufacturing97 4.54%14.1%
Wholesale trade23 1.08%3.6%
Retail trade274 12.83%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities55 2.58%5.2%
Information36 1.69%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing143 6.7%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services175 8.2%9.3%
Educational, health and social services354 16.58%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services461 21.59%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)159 7.45%4.87%
Public administration158 7.4%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers1,443 67.59%78.47%
Government workers366 17.14%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business312 14.61%6.63%
Unpaid family workers14 0.66%0.31%
 Taos, New Mexico %, Taos, New Mexico United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,089  105,539,122
Less than $10,000453 21.69%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999222 10.63%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999369 17.66%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999307 14.7%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999287 13.74%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999274 13.12%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99989 4.26%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99944 2.11%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99922 1.05%2.2%
$200,000 or more22 1.05%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)25,016  41,994
With earnings1,598 42.07%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)33,200  56,604
With Social Security income575 15.14%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,408  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income131 3.45%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,308  6,320
With public assistance income154 4.05%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,836  3,032
With retirement income246 6.48%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,046  17,376
 
Families1,178  72,261,780
Less than $10,000146 12.39%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999106 9.0%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999208 17.66%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999156 13.24%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999195 16.55%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999219 18.59%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99977 6.54%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99933 2.8%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99922 1.87%2.75%
$200,000 or more16 1.36%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)33,564  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,983  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,683  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers23,326  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families211  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years154 72.99%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years46 21.8%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present122  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years103 84.43%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years28 22.95%42.27%
 
Individuals1,070  33,899,812
18 years and over757 70.75%65.35%
- 65 years and over150 14.02%9.7%
Related children under 18 years306 28.6%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years241 22.52%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over441 41.21%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.