San Miguel County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for San Miguel County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

San Miguel County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (6th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (48th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,968	5,862,189	334,922,499	2656th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,024	$95,470	$80,734	623rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	37.7	38.9	1113th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	64.9%	45.7%	35.7%	6th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$720,700	$539,400	$332,700	48th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,149	$1,761	$1,413	624th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	9.4%	12.5%	2567th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.6%	5.2%	2664th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.2	56.6	n/a	2795th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.2%	9.8%	14.1%	937th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	88.3	n/a	n/a	7th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.0%	66.2%	65.2%	2857th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.7	25.2	26.4	2950th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.8%	21.0%	15.1%	352nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1210th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2973rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.8%	n/a	n/a	710th 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 Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.1	52.5	61.4

Age in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	43.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.5%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	4,604	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	45.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.4%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	33.6%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$76,078	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.5%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.1%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.6%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	6,656	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	34.4%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.8%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.0%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.1%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,900	$2,602	n/a

Education in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	1.8%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	13.4%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	45.9%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.9%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	75.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	37.8%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	25.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.9%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in San Miguel County, Colorado

Statistic	San Miguel County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	25.6%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.8%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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