COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

San Juan County

Colorado · 745 residents · 388 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

San Juan County is home to 745 people in Colorado. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 187 more people. The typical home is worth $48,100. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $26,167 at the median, 13% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 52%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

745

+34%vs 2000

vs 558 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−23%vs 2000

vs 43.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

388 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024724

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(64)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(112)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.6%(168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(89)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(61)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.2%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(9)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,167

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,764 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,029

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,584 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,100

−52%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $131,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$370

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $561 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(509)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(41)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(739)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino12.3%(92)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.7%(99)

Ancestry

Irish10.6%(77)

English10.1%(73)

German6.8%(49)

Scottish4.8%(35)

American3.7%(27)

Italian3.5%(25)

Dutch2.1%(15)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(9)

Finnish0.8%(6)

Polish0.6%(4)

Russian0.6%(4)

Swedish0.6%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.4%(3)

French0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.0%

−19.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married28.9%(106)

Married56.4%(207)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced14.7%(54)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(74)

Married65.1%(183)

Widowed2.8%(8)

Divorced5.7%(16)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−16.8 ptssince 2013

from 26.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.4%

+17.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.6%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% 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)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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper