San Juan County, CO

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2020 Population
646
9.68% 1-year growth
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
45.1
11.9% 1-year decrease
2020 Poverty Rate
16.3%
209% 1-year increase
2020 Median Household Income
$56,875
4.12% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$348,700
8.16% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, San Juan County, CO had a population of 646 people with a median age of 45.1 and a median household income of $56,875. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of San Juan County, CO grew from 589 to 646, a 9.68% increase and its median household income grew from $54,625 to $56,875, a 4.12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in San Juan County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), White (Hispanic) (19.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.64%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.08%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in San Juan County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.8% of the residents in San Juan County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in San Juan County, CO was $348,700, and the homeownership rate was 55.6%.

Most people in San Juan County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.8 minutes. The average car ownership in San Juan County, CO was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

San Juan County, CO is home to a population of 646 people, from which 86.8% are citizens. As of 2020, 16.3% of San Juan County, CO residents were born outside of the country (105 people).

In 2020, there were 3.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (484 people) in San Juan County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 125 White (Hispanic) and 30 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

86.8%
2020 Citizenship
100%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 86.8% of San Juan County, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in San Juan County, CO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Juan County, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    484 ± 120
  2. White (Hispanic)
    125 ± 80
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    30 ± 40.8
24%
Hispanic Population
155 people

In 2020, there were 3.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (484 people) in San Juan County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 125 White (Hispanic) and 30 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24% of the people in San Juan County, CO are hispanic (155 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

16.3%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
105 people
2.89%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
17 people

As of 2020, 16.3% of San Juan County, CO residents (105 people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Juan County, CO was 2.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    21 ± 21
  2. Korea
    11 ± 22
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 20

San Juan County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of San Juan County, CO employs 340 people. The largest industries in San Juan County, CO are Retail Trade (72 people), Public Administration (39 people), and Construction (38 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,250), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,625).

Employment

Occupations

340
2020 Value
± 97
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 38.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in San Juan County, CO declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 344 employees to 340 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Juan County, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (75 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (49 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (35 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Juan County, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

340
2020 Value
± 97
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 38.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in San Juan County, CO declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 344 employees to 340 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Juan County, CO, are Retail Trade (72 people), Public Administration (39 people), and Construction (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Juan County, CO, though some of these residents may live in San Juan County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,667
Median earning men ± $4,699
$38,553
Median earning women ± $7,927

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Construction ($120,078), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,250), Retail Trade ($39,453), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 36
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
  2. 24
    Retail Trade
  3. 10
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. Mixed freight
    $23.8B
  2. Coal-n.e.c.
    $20.7B
  3. Machinery
    $16.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($20.7B) and Machinery ($16.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$221B
2020 Value in Colorado
$434B
Projected 2050 Value in Colorado
96.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 96.6% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. California
    $10.3B
  2. Texas
    $10.2B
  3. Wyoming
    $9.13B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $10.3B, followed by Texas with $10.2B and Wyoming and $9.13B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in San Juan County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (35.9%), followed by Other (1.96%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

2020 Election Results
  1. Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (35.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.96%)
    Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in San Juan County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (35.9%), followed by Other (1.96%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in San Juan County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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Senators Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.768% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.751% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Bachelors Degree (1.08M), Some college (1.01M), and High School or Equivalent (1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in San Juan County, CO was $348,700 in 2020, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $322,400 to $348,700, a 8.16% increase. The homeownership rate in San Juan County, CO is 55.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in San Juan County, CO have an average commute time of 14.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Juan County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$348,700
Median Property Value 2020
±$62,928
$165
Median Property Taxes
±$58

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Juan County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Juan County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.6%
Homeownership
2020
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 55.6% of the housing units in San Juan County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Census Tract 9726
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in San Juan County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,875
Median Household Income
± $17,249
297
Number of Households
± 76

In 2020, the median household income of the 297 households in San Juan County, CO grew to $56,875 from the previous year's value of $54,625.

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Juan County, CO is from Colorado.
0.467
2020 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.468
2019 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2020, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.264% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (57.4%)
  2. Walked (18.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (13.1%)

In 2020, 57.4% of workers in San Juan County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (18.2%) and those who worked at home (13.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

14.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Juan County, CO have a shorter commute time (14.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 5.48% of the workforce in San Juan County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Juan County, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Juan County, CO (105 out of 646 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Males 15 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Juan County, CO is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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89% of the population of San Juan County, CO has health coverage, with 24.9% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 33.3% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Colorado was $6,804 in 2014. This is a 5.13% increase from the previous year ($6,472).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Colorado, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Colorado across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.4% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
24.9%
Employer Coverage
11.9%
Medicaid
17%
Medicare
33.3%
Non-Group
1.86%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Juan County, CO grew by 24.5% from 8.83% to 11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Juan County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 20.3% in San Juan County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in San Juan County, CO.

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