Taos County vs. Costilla County

	Taos County (NM)	Costilla County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,835	3,828
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,935	3,524
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,937	3,524
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.6%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.5%	27.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	48.2%
White alone, percent	87.8%	88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	7.5%	5.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.9%	60.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.4%	34.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,515	393
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,037	2,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.5%	70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$236,600	$113,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,251	$916
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$312	$299
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$719	$612
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.5%	2.4%
Households, 2014-2018	12,127	1,687
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.4%	86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.9%	48.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	68.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.3%	59.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.1%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.0%	19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	20.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.6%	14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.3%	46.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.9%	40.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	120,937	1,650
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	304,066	11,670
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,276	$3,247
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,758	$30,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,642	$20,715
Persons in poverty, percent	21.4%	25.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,060	46
Total employment, 2017	8,915	320
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	261,965	9,085
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.6%	13.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,261	270
All firms, 2012	4,407	235
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,104	82
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,669	95
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,548	128
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,694	93
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,787	180
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.0	2.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,203.11	1,226.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Taos county (NM) and Costilla county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.