Taos County, New Mexico

Taos County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,979. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,710 (2,205 ). 5,706 km² (2,203 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water. The highest point in the county is the of  at 13,161 feet (4,011 m). This is also the highest point in the state of New Mexico.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 29,979 people, 12,675 households, and 7,757 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (14/sq mi). There were 17,404 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.77%, 0.35% or , 6.59% , 0.38% , 0.12% , 24.84% from , and 3.95% from two or more races. 57.94% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,675 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.70% were living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.80% were non-families. 32.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,762, and the median income for a family was $33,995. Males had a median income of $27,310 versus $21,121 for females. The for the county was $16,103. About 16.10% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

Presidential Voting
In the 2004 Presidential election, Taos County was the top New Mexico county, as far as percentage, for Democrat John Kerry. He beat Republican George W. Bush 74%-25%.