Saguache County, Colorado

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Saguache County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (117th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,580	5,862,189	334,922,499	2770th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,082	$95,470	$80,734	2767th of 3,221
Median Age	49.6	37.7	38.9	245th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.3%	45.7%	35.7%	667th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$212,600	$539,400	$332,700	1271st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$828	$1,761	$1,413	1902nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.8%	9.4%	12.5%	800th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.3%	4.6%	5.2%	117th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.1	56.6	n/a	3055th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	9.8%	14.1%	596th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	576th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.9%	66.2%	65.2%	1180th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.5	25.2	26.4	2881st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.1%	21.0%	15.1%	769th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	752nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	48.3%	46.9%	2951st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.2%	n/a	n/a	2296th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	49.6	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.7%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	3,397	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.4%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	22.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,682	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	3,902	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.9%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$690	$2,602	n/a

Education in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.1%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.0%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.0%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Saguache County, Colorado

Statistic	Saguache County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.5%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	77.2%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.4%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	19.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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