San Juan County is a county of 120,942 people in New Mexico. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. 23.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 22 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $193,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,872, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Juan County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 18.3%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age28.3 → 38.3(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,644 → $193,800(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
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)23.5%(1,324)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(1,457)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(1,704)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(334)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(94)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,623 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
91,605
$53,522
$140,644
12.3%
75.1
2000
113,801
$61,503
$140,267
13.5%
77.2
2010
130,044
$66,446
$214,922
15.0%
79.8
2020
121,661
$57,745
$187,866
15.4%
84.0
2024
120,942
$55,872
$193,800
18.3%
81.0
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.
