Taos County, New Mexico
99 public bodies govern here, 9 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 34,543
- Median household income
- $58,950
- ±7,027
- Unemployed
- 7.6%
- 1,252 of 16,446 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.3%
- 13,414 of 15,549 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Taos | 34,623 (2021) | 105 Albright St, Taos | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 94
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acequia Abajo de El Valle | Drainage | Po Box 8, Chamisal | — |
| Acequia Abajo de la Loma | Drainage | Po Box 15, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia Antonio Marie Graham | Drainage | 400 Camino de la Placita, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia Arriba de El Valle | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | Website |
| Acequia de Atalaya | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Acequia de la Isla | Drainage | 2125 Wilma Rd Nw, Albuquerque | — |
| Acequia de la Otra Banda | Drainage | 106 County Road 84D, Santa Fe | — |
| Acequia de Los Molinos 2 | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Acequia de Penasco del Camino | Drainage | Po Box 104, Penasco | — |
| Acequia de Placitas del Sur Vadito | Drainage | 3948 Maryetta St Sw, Albuquerque | — |
| Acequia de Rio Pueblo (lena Pesada) | Drainage | Po Box 17A, Vadito | — |
| Acequia de San Antonio | Drainage | Po Box 336, Valdez | — |
| Acequia del Finado | Drainage | Po Box 293, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia del Llano de la Llegua | Drainage | Po Box 553, Penasco | — |
| Acequia del Monte | Drainage | 362 Espinoza RD., Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia del Norte del Canon | Drainage | Po Box 3319, Taos | — |
| Acequia del Sur del Canon | Drainage | Po Box 3401, Taos | — |
| Acequia En Medio Los Rios | Drainage | Po Box 336, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia Madre de la Loma and South la Loma | Drainage | Po Box 2444, Taos | — |
| Acequia Madre de Penasco Sur Association | Drainage | 723 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos | — |
| Acequia Madre de Rio Costilla | Drainage | Po Box 173, Costilla | — |
| Acequia Madre de San Cristobal | Drainage | Po Box 123, San Cristobal | — |
| Acequia Madre de Santa Barbara | Drainage | 29 Santa Barbara Rd, Vadito | — |
| Acequia Madre del Llano | Drainage | Po Box 366, Arroyo Hondo | — |
| Acequia Madre del Llano Largo | Drainage | Po Box 26, Vadito | — |
| Acequia Madre del Prado | Drainage | Po Box 1063, El Prado | — |
| Acequia Madre del Rio Chiquito | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Acequia Madre del Rio Grande | Drainage | Po Box 1984, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia Plaza de Arriba | Drainage | Po Box 66, Costilla | — |
| Acequia Sur de Rodarte | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Acequiacita de Penasco | Drainage | Po Box 29, Penasco | — |
| Acequias de Chamisal Y Ojito | Drainage | Po Box 712, Tierra Amarilla | — |
| Alamitos Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 1494, Taos | — |
| Assoc de Acequia de Valle Rio Melurez | Drainage | Po Box 50, Questa | — |
| Ballejos-Martinez | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Cabresto Lake Irrigation Ditch Association | Drainage | Po Box 706, Questa | — |
| Canoncito North and South Ditch | Drainage | 610 Duran Ln, Taos | — |
| Cerritos Ditch 1 | Drainage | Po Box 26, Costilla | — |
| Cerritos Ditch 2 | Drainage | Po Box 26, Costilla | — |
| Jarosa Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 207, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Jose Venito Martinez Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 2, Taos | — |
| Los Cordovas Ditch 2 (acequia Marano) | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Madril and Lucero Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 2616, Taos | — |
| Manuel Andres Trujillo Ditch | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| McClure Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 2553, Taos | — |
| Molino Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 543, Taos | — |
| Pacheco Community Ditch | Drainage | 38 Christina Garcia Rd, Taos | — |
| Penasquito Association | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Pilar Community Ditch | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Prando Ditch | Drainage | 304 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos | — |
| Pueblito Ditch | Drainage | 805 Early St, Santa Fe | — |
| Questa Citizens Ditch Association | Drainage | Po Box 211, Questa | — |
| Rio Costilla Association Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 114, Costilla | — |
| Saucito Ditch | Drainage | 14 Cuchilla Rd, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Talpa Resevoir Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 9756, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Vadito North Side Ditch 2 | Drainage | Camino del Vadito, Vadito | — |
| Acequia de Tio Gerbacio | Irrigation | Po Box 150, Taos | — |
| Acequia En Medio (hart Ditch) | Irrigation | Po Box 207, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Acequia Madre de Cerro de Guadalupe | Irrigation | Po Box 272, Cerro | — |
| Acequia Madre del Llano San Juan | Irrigation | Po Box 1, Llano | — |
| Acequia Madre del Rio Lucero del Arroyo Seco Ditch | Irrigation | Po Box 345, Arroyo Seco | — |
| J J Santisteven Ditch | Irrigation | General Delivery, Amalia | — |
| Llano Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1076, Questa | — |
| Rio Lucio Southside Ditch | Irrigation | Po Box 12, Penasco | — |
| West Latir Community Ditch Association | Irrigation | Po Box 168, Questa | — |
| Cristobal de la Serna Land Grant | Other single function districts | Po Box 1470, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Jacona Land Grant Community | Other single function districts | 2310C N Riverside Dr, Espanola | — |
| Las Trampas Land Grant Community | Other single function districts | 10900 Cartagena Ave Sw, Albuquerque | — |
| El Prado Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 1110, El Prado | — |
| El Valle de Los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 2797, Ranchos de Taos | Website |
| Taos Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 2787, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Arroyo Seco Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 143, Arroyo Seco | — |
| Canon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | 6504 Ndcbu, Taos | — |
| Cerro East Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 12, Cerro | — |
| Cerro West Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 364, Cerro | — |
| Chamisal Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 87, Chamisal | — |
| Costilla Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 219, Costilla | — |
| El Salto Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 234, Arroyo Seco | — |
| Llano Quemado Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 536, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Lower Arroyo Hondo Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | General Delivery, Arroyo Hondo | — |
| Lower Des Montes Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 146, Arroyo Seco | — |
| Ojo Caliente Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 91, Ojo Caliente | — |
| Penasco Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 308, Penasco | — |
| Ranchos de Taos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 234, Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Rio Lucio Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | 1264 State Road 75, Penasco | — |
| Rodarte Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 583, Penasco | — |
| San Cristobal Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 105, San Cristobal | — |
| Talpa Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 653, Taos | — |
| Trampas Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 274, Chamisal | — |
| Tres Piedras Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 200, Tres Piedras | — |
| Union del Llano Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 51, Llano | Website |
| Upper Arroyo Hondo Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 287, Arroyo Hondo | — |
| Upper Des Montes Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 753, Arroyo Seco | — |
| Upper Holman Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | General Delivery, Vadito | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
PENASCO
School district3 schools
13 SCHOOL RD, Penasco, NM, 87553
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
QUESTA
School district4 schools
2556A WILDCAT RD, Questa, NM, 87556
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RED RIVER VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
Independent charter district1 schools
500 EAST HIGH STREET, Red River, NM, 87558
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROOTS & WINGS COMMUNITY
Independent charter district1 schools
35 OLD LAMA RD, Questa, NM, 87556
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TAOS
School district9 schools
310 CAMINO DE LA PLACITA, Taos, NM, 87571
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TAOS ACADEMY
Independent charter district1 schools
110 PASEO DEL CANON W, Taos, NM, 87571
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF ARTS
Independent charter district1 schools
118 TOALNE STREET, Taos, NM, 87571
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Independent charter district1 schools
118 ESTE ES ROAD, Taos, NM, 87571
VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL
Independent charter district1 schools
213 PASEO DEL CANON EAST, Taos, NM, 87571
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
First Street Market (Raton)
Conejos County Farmers' Market (La Jara)
Dixon Farmers' Market (Dixon) · Espanola Farmers Market (Espanola)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.