ZIP Code 87525 — Taos Ski Valley village, NM Demographics & Data

ZIP code 87525 covers Taos Ski Valley, NM in Taos County with a population of about 39.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 37.8 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 575; U.S. House district NM-3; the ALBUQUERQUE - SANTA FE media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 2.6%; unemployment rate near 30.8%; 34.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Administrative support, Wholesale trade, and Food services; about 50.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 34.8 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 9.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Taos Ski Valley village, NM as Relatively Low (composite score 74.3), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (96.2) and flood (81.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Taos Ski Valley village, NM show little to no average snow and around 22.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 87525 (Taos Ski Valley village, NM) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.