Conejos County, CO

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2024 Population

7,530

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

4.64% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

15.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,978

7.98% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$193,400

19.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,397

2.57% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Conejos 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.

98.1% of the residents in Conejos County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Conejos County, CO was $193,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Conejos County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Conejos County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Conejos County, CO borders Alamosa County, CO, Archuleta County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Rio Arriba County, NM, and Taos County, NM.

United States Colorado

Population & Diversity

Conejos County, CO is home to a population of 7.53k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.04% of Conejos County, CO residents were born outside of the country (304 people).

In 2024, there were 1.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.47k people) in Conejos County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 706 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Conejos County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Conejos County, CO was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Conejos County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Conejos County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.47k ± 33
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.98k ± 264
White (Hispanic)
706 ± 190

49.8%

Hispanic Population

3.75k people

49.8% of the people in Conejos County, CO are hispanic (3.75k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Conejos County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

4.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

4.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

347 people

As of 2024, 4.04% of Conejos County, CO residents (304 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Conejos County, CO was 4.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Conejos County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
191 ± 68
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 34
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 28

Conejos County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Conejos County, CO.

Economy

The economy of Conejos County, CO employs 3.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Conejos County, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (602 people), Construction (430 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (344 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($150,833), Manufacturing ($65,365), and Utilities ($61,435).

Employment

Occupations

3.4k

2024 Value

± 307

2.57%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Conejos County, CO grew at a rate of 2.57%, from 3.31k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Conejos County, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (479 people), Management Occupations (380 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (290 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Conejos County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.4k

2024 Value

± 307

2.57%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Conejos County, CO grew at a rate of 2.57%, from 3.31k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Conejos County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (602 people), Construction (430 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (344 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Conejos County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Conejos County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,000

Median earning men ± $4,422

$31,261

Median earning women ± $2,545

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,898), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,688), and Manufacturing ($57,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($73,333), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,464), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,717).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

17
Construction
9
Accommodation and Food Services
9
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$10.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.81k
Retail Trade
$5.15k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Conejos County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

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 Colorado

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Conejos County, CO was $193,400 in 2024, which is 0.581 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,100 to $193,400, a 19.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Conejos County, CO is 76.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Conejos County, CO have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Conejos County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Conejos County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.32%.

Housing

Property

$193,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,527

$2,421

Median Property Taxes

±$234

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 Conejos County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.5%

Homeownership

2024

72.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.5% of the housing units in Conejos County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Conejos County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,978

Median Household Income

± $7,913

3.16k

Number of Households

± 288

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Conejos County, CO grew to $50,978 from the previous year's value of $47,209.

The following chart displays the households in Conejos 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Conejos County, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.8%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)

In 2024, 67.8% of workers in Conejos County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (13.7%).

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.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Conejos County, CO have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.28% of the workforce in Conejos County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Conejos County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Conejos County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.32%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Conejos County, CO (874 out of 7.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Conejos County, CO is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.7% of the children was living in poverty in Conejos County, CO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 45 in Conejos County, CO. From 2015 to 2022, the indicator grew 9.26 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.4% of the population of Conejos County, CO has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 29.3% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Conejos County, CO see 7,612 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,612 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3790 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1504 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,612 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Conejos County, CO

Primary care physicians in Conejos County, CO see an average of 7,612 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,612 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

28.9%

Employer Coverage

29.3%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

1.24%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Conejos County, CO grew by 0.784% from 13.5% to 13.6%.

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