COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Conejos County

Colorado · 8,400 residents · 1,287 sq mi

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With 8,400 people, Conejos County is a county in Colorado. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 48%. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $54,400. The poverty rate is 23.0%, above the 12.4% national rate. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,400

+13%since 1990

from 7,453 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

+9%since 1990

from 31.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,287 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(660)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.4%(705)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(822)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 199.1%(768)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.4%(454)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.3%(862)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.3%(1,120)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.4%(1,041)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.5%(710)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.3%(700)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(411)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(147)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,744

+32%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $14,188 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,050

+81%since 1990

from $6,664 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

23.0%

−10.9 ptssince 1990

from 33.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,400

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $224 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 79.2% in 1990

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.5%(6,372)

Black0.3%(26)

Hispanic / Latino60.3%(4,493)

Asian0.3%(21)

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.3%(3,298)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino58.9%(4,949)

Asian0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican21.2%(1,598)

Spaniard10.9%(818)

Central American1.8%(135)

Guatemalan1.6%(119)

South American0.9%(67)

Colombian0.7%(52)

Puerto Rican0.6%(43)

Honduran0.2%(16)

Ecuadorian0.2%(14)

Dominican0%(3)

Chilean0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(21)

Filipino0%(2)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

German13.7%(1,029)

English12%(904)

Irish8.4%(632)

Danish4%(298)

Italian3.7%(275)

Scottish2.3%(176)

British2%(154)

American1.9%(146)

Arab1.5%(110)

Dutch1.3%(98)

Polish0.7%(56)

Swedish0.7%(54)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

French0.6%(47)

Norwegian0.5%(37)

Lebanese0.5%(34)

Portuguese0.4%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(25)

Welsh0.3%(22)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Greek0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Russian0.1%(7)

Czech0.1%(5)

Canadian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 10.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.1%

+8.3 ptssince 1990

from 63.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.4%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 3.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

−38%since 1990

from 25.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.5%(910)

Married58.1%(1,792)

Widowed3.1%(97)

Divorced9.3%(286)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(702)

Married55.2%(1,726)

Widowed12.2%(381)

Divorced10.1%(316)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.5%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.2%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.4%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% 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)8%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.1%(193)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 350 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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