Conejos County vs. Taos County

	Conejos County (CO)	Taos County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,200	32,835
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.7%	-0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,256	32,935
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,256	32,937
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.9%	17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	26.5%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	50.8%
White alone, percent	91.7%	87.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.0%	7.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.7%	56.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	45.3%	35.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	524	2,515
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,449	21,037
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.7%	75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,600	$236,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$936	$1,251
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$279	$312
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$533	$719
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.7%	11.5%
Building permits, 2018	22	111
Households, 2014-2018	3,068	12,127
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.8%	91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.9%	45.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.7%	77.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.0%	61.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.6%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.7%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.8%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.7%	54.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,949	92,195
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,094	120,937
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	35,930	304,066
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,342	$9,276
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	19.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,746	$36,758
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,545	$23,642
Persons in poverty, percent	21.4%	21.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	116	1,060
Total employment, 2017	788	8,915
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,087	261,965
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.1%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	639	3,261
All firms, 2012	758	4,407
Men-owned firms, 2012	439	2,104
Women-owned firms, 2012	197	1,669
Minority-owned firms, 2012	385	1,548
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	353	2,694
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	52	413
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	646	3,787
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.7%
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	0.0%	26.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	33.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.4	15.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,287.39	2,203.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

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