With 7,968 people, San Miguel County is a county in Colorado. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $720,700. Few US counties rank higher on income. There are 6 people per square mile. At a median age of 43.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,024, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Miguel County
What changed most since 1990
Population3,653 → 7,968(+118%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree40.3% → 64.9%(+24.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age33.2 → 43.3(+10.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)10.9%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(93)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.9%(192)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 377 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 Miguel County, decade by decade
San Miguel 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
3,653
$73,389
$379,691
40.3%
9.2
2000
6,594
$88,376
$542,671
48.5%
22.3
2010
7,359
$95,520
$709,215
48.8%
26.1
2020
8,072
$81,083
$544,084
56.6%
35.9
2024
7,968
$79,024
$720,700
64.9%
35.1
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.
