With 724 people, San Juan County is a county in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US counties rank higher on income. There are 2 people per square mile. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,824, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Juan County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,443 → $432,500(+275%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.0% → 52.1%(+28.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants61.7% → 52.9%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 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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Over time
San Juan County, decade by decade
San Juan County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
745
$62,803
$115,443
24.0%
27.6
2000
558
$56,041
$240,276
43.7%
20.3
2010
699
$62,985
$362,520
30.8%
32.6
2020
705
$68,935
$422,638
33.5%
39.8
2024
724
$77,824
$432,500
52.1%
47.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
