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Questa Independent Schools, NM

5,692 Population
657.3 square miles 8.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.3 ±16.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Taos County: 52.6 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,284 ±$5,816 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Taos County: $42,871 ±$3,889
  • a little less than the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,804 ±$18,094 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Taos County: $58,950 † ±$7,027
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.4% ±4.8% (535  ±295) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Taos County: 15.5% † 5,304 (±2.5% / ±853)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.1 minutes ±11.3 (39,710  ±14,747) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Taos County: 25.5 305,960 (±2.2 / ±35,547)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,286 ±461 Number of households
  • Taos County: 15,549 ±481
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (5,692  ±1,234) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Taos County: 2.2 34,188 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

3,703 ±461 Number of housing units
  • Taos County: 21,250 ±29
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$258,500 ±$52,592 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Taos County: $382,800 ±$37,776
  • a little higher than the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.2% ±4.1% (355  ±246.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Taos County: 6.8% † 2,338 (±1.6% / ±556.9)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±25.1% (4,105  ±711) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Taos County: 92.2% 25,082 (±5.4% / ±1,483.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.9% ±8.2% (1,281  ±433.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Taos County: 38.5% 10,482 (±3.7% / ±1,000.1)
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.8% ±1.3% (103  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Taos County: 5.7% 1,958
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±3.4% (283  ±172) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Taos County: 7.3% † 2,136 (±1.3% / ±389)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
283 Total veterans ±172 273 Male ±171 10 Female ±16

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