San Juan County, Utah

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San Juan County, Utah is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (61st of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,483	3,392,331	334,922,499	2188th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,481	$95,166	$80,734	1671st of 3,221
Median Age	35.0	32.0	38.9	2970th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.5%	37.7%	35.7%	1922nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$224,200	$489,400	$332,700	1139th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$867	$1,496	$1,413	1630th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.1%	8.5%	12.5%	761st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.5%	3.6%	5.2%	61st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.9	41.1	n/a	3080th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	8.9%	14.1%	2224th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2249th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.9%	70.2%	65.2%	504th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	22.1	26.4	1604th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	17.6%	15.1%	1216th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.1%	n/a	n/a	852nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.3%	58.9%	46.9%	988th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.7%	n/a	n/a	3026th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.5	41.4	61.4

Age in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	35.0	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	28.4%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.2%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	4,555	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.1	3.0	2.5
Family Households	74.7%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.8%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.4%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.3%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,850	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.1%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.5%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.1%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	5,679	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.2%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.4%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.8%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.1%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.0%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,788	$2,525	n/a

Education in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.7%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.8%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.9%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.9%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.5%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in San Juan County, Utah

Statistic	San Juan County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.2%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	65.2%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	44.4%	12.2%	16.7%

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