COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Archuleta County

Colorado · 5,345 residents · 1,350 sq mi

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Archuleta County is a county of 5,345 people in Colorado. There are 4,553 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 24% less than in Colorado as a whole. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Households take in $22,894 at the median, 24% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 16.9%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,345

−46%vs 2000

vs 9,898 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,350 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(425)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(524)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(415)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(326)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(171)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(773)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.9%(956)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(523)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(616)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(436)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(154)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,894

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,901 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,913

−50%vs 2000

vs $21,683 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,300

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $627 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.7%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

29.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(7,927)

Black0.3%(31)

Hispanic / Latino16.8%(1,659)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(4,692)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino23.3%(1,246)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other11.7%(628)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(799)

Spaniard0.5%(63)

South American0.4%(49)

Peruvian0.2%(32)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Paraguayan0.1%(11)

Colombian0%(6)

Cuban0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(48)

Filipino0.3%(38)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(6)

Ancestry

German20.2%(2,804)

English15.9%(2,213)

Irish13.9%(1,937)

Scottish5.3%(734)

American3%(417)

Italian2.9%(401)

French2.7%(372)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(333)

Polish2.2%(303)

Norwegian2.2%(302)

Dutch1.9%(265)

Swedish1.6%(221)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(117)

British0.8%(105)

Russian0.6%(83)

Swiss0.5%(74)

Czech0.5%(63)

French Canadian0.4%(59)

Danish0.4%(56)

Hungarian0.4%(56)

Ukrainian0.4%(50)

Finnish0.3%(40)

Subsaharan African0.3%(35)

Australian0.2%(34)

Greek0.2%(29)

Armenian0.2%(28)

Austrian0.2%(25)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Arab0%(6)

Syrian0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Slovak0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.5%(1,316)

Married67.5%(4,136)

Widowed4.5%(275)

Divorced6.5%(396)

Women 15+

Never married13.8%(815)

Married67.5%(3,989)

Widowed8.7%(517)

Divorced10%(592)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−14.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.1%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14%(164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.4%(507)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(113)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,169 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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