Archuleta County, CO

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2021 Population
13,267
2.36% 1-year decline
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
50
0.596% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
9.75%
17.5% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$62,907
13% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$356,400
7.38% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Archuleta County, CO had a population of 13.3k people with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $62,907. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Archuleta County, CO declined from 13,588 to 13,267, a −2.36% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,658 to $62,907, a 13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Archuleta County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.8%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), White (Hispanic) (4.63%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.1%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.01%).

None of the households in Archuleta County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Archuleta County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Archuleta County, CO was $356,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.8%.

Most people in Archuleta County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Archuleta County, CO was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Archuleta County, CO is home to a population of 13.3k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.86% of Archuleta County, CO residents were born outside of the country (512 people).

In 2021, there were 6.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Archuleta County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.58k Other (Hispanic) and 614 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.2%
2021 Citizenship
98.3%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.2% of Archuleta County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Archuleta County, CO was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Archuleta County, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.1k ± 44
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.58k ± 316
  3. White (Hispanic)
    614 ± 278
18.6%
Hispanic Population
2.47k people

In 2021, there were 6.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Archuleta County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.58k Other (Hispanic) and 614 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.6% of the people in Archuleta County, CO are hispanic (2.47k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Archuleta County, CO as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.86%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
512 people
4.27%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
580 people

As of 2021, 3.86% of Archuleta County, CO residents (512 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Archuleta County, CO was 4.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    558 ± 143
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    169 ± 83
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    98 ± 54

Archuleta County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Archuleta County, CO employs 5.96k people. The largest industries in Archuleta County, CO are Construction (783 people), Accommodation & Food Services (697 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (618 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,078), Public Administration ($53,505), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,726).

Occupations

5.96k
2021 Value
± 558
−5.32%
1 Year decline
± 13.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Archuleta County, CO declined at a rate of −5.32%, from 6.29k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Archuleta County, CO, are Management Occupations (997 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (671 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (470 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Archuleta County, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

5.96k
2021 Value
± 558
−5.32%
1 Year decline
± 13.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Archuleta County, CO declined at a rate of −5.32%, from 6.29k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Archuleta County, CO, are Construction (783 people), Accommodation & Food Services (697 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (618 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Archuleta County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Archuleta County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,742
Median earning men ± $8,515
$26,175
Median earning women ± $3,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($54,157), Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,831), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,778), Construction ($51,400), and Public Administration ($37,045).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 119
    Retail Trade
  2. 116
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. 111
    Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $23.8B
  2. $17.7B
  3. $15.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $23.8B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($17.7B) and Machinery ($15.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Colorado products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$207B
2020 Value in Colorado
$434B
Projected 2050 Value in Colorado
110% growth

In 2020, total outbound Colorado trade was $207B. This is expected to increase 110% to $434B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Colorado trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Colorado to other states, or from other states to Colorado.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $9.69B
  2. $8.1B
  3. $8.09B

In 2020, the top outbound Colorado domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $9.69B, followed by Texas with $8.1B and Wyoming and $8.09B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Colorado shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Archuleta County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 56.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.31%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.785% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Bachelors Degree (1.12M), Some college (999k), and High School or Equivalent (988k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Archuleta County, CO was $356,400 in 2021, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $331,900 to $356,400, a 7.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Archuleta County, CO is 71.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Archuleta County, CO have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Archuleta County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Archuleta County, CO is $62,907. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Archuleta County, CO was Census Tract 9404 with a value of $61,833, followed by Census Tract 9744 and Census Tract 9743, with respective values of $55,197 and $50,744.

Property

$356,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$20,184
$4,144
Median Property Taxes
±$435

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Archuleta County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Archuleta County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71.8%
Homeownership
2021
75.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 71.8% of the housing units in Archuleta County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9404
  2. Census Tract 9744
  3. Census Tract 9743

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Archuleta County, CO was Census Tract 9404 with a value of $61,833, followed by Census Tract 9744 and Census Tract 9743, with respective values of $55,197 and $50,744.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Archuleta County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$62,907
Median Household Income
± $4,523
5.77k
Number of Households
± 536

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.77k households in Archuleta County, CO grew to $62,907 from the previous year's value of $55,658.

The following chart displays the households in Archuleta County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Archuleta County, CO is from Colorado.
0.465
2021 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.467
2020 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2021, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (71%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.3%)
  3. Carpooled (11.9%)

In 2021, 71% of workers in Archuleta County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (11.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Archuleta County, CO have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Archuleta County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Archuleta County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Archuleta County, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Archuleta County, CO (1.28k out of 13.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Archuleta County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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88.2% of the population of Archuleta County, CO has health coverage, with 23.8% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 19.5% on Medicare, 21.9% on non-group plans, and 2.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Archuleta County, CO see 1275 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.92% increase from the previous year (1251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2366 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 568 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,275 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Archuleta County, CO

Primary care physicians in Archuleta County, CO see an average of 1,275 patients per year. This represents a 1.92% increase from the previous year (1,251 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Archuleta County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 26% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11.8%
Uninsured
23.8%
Employer Coverage
20%
Medicaid
19.5%
Medicare
21.9%
Non-Group
2.93%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Archuleta County, CO declined by 5.05% from 12.5% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Archuleta County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 24.9% in Archuleta County, CO.

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Clinical Care

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In 2022, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.8% in Archuleta County, CO.

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