COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Saguache County

Colorado · 5,917 residents · 3,169 sq mi

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Saguache County is home to 5,917 people in Colorado. Households here earn about 46% less than in Colorado as a whole. The poverty rate is 22.6%, above the 12.4% national rate. The population is up 28% since 1990. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $67,700. Median household income is $25,495, under the $42,589 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,917

+28%since 1990

from 4,619 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

+17%since 1990

from 31.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3,169 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(402)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.9%(467)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.6%(511)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(281)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.5%(621)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(915)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.6%(980)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.3%(610)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.1%(362)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.7%(217)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(62)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,495

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,853 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,121

+52%since 1990

from $8,630 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.6%

−8.1 ptssince 1990

from 30.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,700

+31%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $39,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $261 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 67.1% in 1990

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.2%(3,703)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino46.1%(2,129)

Asian0.2%(7)

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.6%(3,053)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino45.3%(2,678)

Asian0.4%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.7%(1,494)

Spaniard4.2%(275)

Central American0.4%(26)

Guatemalan0.4%(26)

Cuban0.3%(22)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(71)

Thai0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German14.3%(941)

Irish10.4%(682)

English9.7%(638)

American3.4%(227)

Russian3.1%(206)

Italian3.1%(203)

Scottish3%(196)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(181)

Swedish2%(129)

French1.9%(126)

Polish1.9%(126)

Norwegian1.8%(118)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.5%(98)

Dutch1%(69)

Finnish0.8%(53)

Slovak0.6%(42)

Swiss0.5%(31)

Hungarian0.4%(25)

Ukrainian0.3%(23)

Welsh0.3%(20)

French Canadian0.3%(18)

Armenian0.2%(10)

British0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.6%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 14.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.0%

+4.1 ptssince 1990

from 65.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.4%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

−55%since 1990

from 32.2 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 married27.2%(625)

Married57.8%(1,330)

Widowed2.1%(49)

Divorced12.9%(298)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(438)

Married59%(1,333)

Widowed9.1%(205)

Divorced12.5%(283)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−18.7 ptssince 2013

from 31.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.8%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.0%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% 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)16.1%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.5%(193)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.8%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.2%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 465 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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