San Juan County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	120,942	2,120,246	334,922,499	533rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,872	$64,059	$80,734	2413th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	39.4	38.9	2527th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	31.0%	35.7%	2303rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$193,800	$248,100	$332,700	1472nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$956	$1,067	$1,413	1160th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.1%	17.8%	12.5%	315th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.3%	6.0%	5.2%	378th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.9	17.5	n/a	2251st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	9.4%	14.1%	1510th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2798th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	70.0%	65.2%	2134th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	23.5	26.4	1622nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.3%	12.2%	15.1%	2313th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	729th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.7%	40.9%	46.9%	2650th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.3%	n/a	n/a	3016th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19.8%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	68.1	62.7	61.4

Age in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	38.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	41,732	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.9%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	40.5%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,099	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.5%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.1%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.9%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.1%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	48,255	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,317	$1,731	n/a

Education in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	13.1%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.0%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.6%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.1%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.4%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in San Juan County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Juan County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.7%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	72.1%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.7%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	31.7%	25.3%	16.7%

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