Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Taos County, New Mexico

Economy Score out of 100
Taos County, New Mexico
39.8
Cluster
39.8
State Avg.
47.6
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Taos County Cluster NM National
Unemployment rate 5.8% 5.8% 4.4% 3.3%
Median household income $31,430 $31,430 $41,602 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 21.3% 21.3% 19.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 6.0 6.0 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 68.6% 68.6% 70.1% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 77.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Taos County, NM
52.9
Cluster
52.9
State Avg.
43.1
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Taos County Cluster NM National
Preschool enrollment 71.9% 71.9% 43.4% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 73.0% 73.0% 72.4% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 35.2% 35.2% 35.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Taos County, NM
40.9
Cluster
40.9
State Avg.
40.1
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Taos County Cluster NM National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 24.2% 24.2% 16.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 720 720 43,038 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 416.7 416.7 783.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 88.4 88.4 74.5 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Taos County, NM
29.1
Cluster
29.1
State Avg.
38.9
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Taos County Cluster NM National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.9% 11.9% 9.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 61.6 61.6 48.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Taos County Cluster NM National
Diversity 79.8% 79.8% -% 85.9%
Growth 36.0 36.0 - 7.9
Automation 59.9% 59.9% -% 59.4%

Population
Taos County 32,795
Cluster 32,795
NM 2,093,395
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.