San Miguel County, CO

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2022 Population

8,082

0.0247% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.9

0.475% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

8.48%

9.53% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$72,829

2.63% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$561,400

17.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, San Miguel County, CO had a population of 8.08k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $72,829. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of San Miguel County, CO declined from 8,084 to 8,082, a −0.0247% decrease and its median household income grew from $70,965 to $72,829, a 2.63% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in San Miguel County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.6%), White (Hispanic) (7.81%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.81%), Other (Hispanic) (1.77%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%).

None of the households in San Miguel 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.

94.9% of the residents in San Miguel County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in San Miguel County, CO was $561,400, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in San Miguel County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in San Miguel County, CO was 2 cars per household.

San Miguel County, CO borders Dolores County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, San Juan County, CO, and San Juan County, UT.

About the photo: View of the mountains from Telluride, CO

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Population & Diversity

San Miguel County, CO is home to a population of 8.08k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.45% of San Miguel County, CO residents were born outside of the country (683 people).

In 2022, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.84k people) in San Miguel County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 631 White (Hispanic) and 146 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.9%

2022 Citizenship

95.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.9% of San Miguel County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in San Miguel County, CO was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Miguel County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.84k ± 28
White (Hispanic)
631 ± 158
Two+ (Hispanic)
146 ± 130

11.4%

Hispanic Population

920 people

11.4% of the people in San Miguel County, CO are hispanic (920 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

8.45%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

683 people

8.62%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

697 people

As of 2022, 8.45% of San Miguel County, CO residents (683 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Miguel County, CO was 8.62%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
132 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
67 ± 45
Korea
66 ± 72

San Miguel County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of San Miguel County, CO employs 4.94k people. The largest industries in San Miguel County, CO are Accommodation & Food Services (568 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), and Retail Trade (494 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($85,197), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,071), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,536).

Employment

Occupations

4.94k

2022 Value

± 405

1.06%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in San Miguel County, CO grew at a rate of 1.06%, from 4.89k employees to 4.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Miguel County, CO, are Management Occupations (954 people), Sales & Related Occupations (759 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (375 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Miguel County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.94k

2022 Value

± 405

1.06%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in San Miguel County, CO grew at a rate of 1.06%, from 4.89k employees to 4.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Miguel County, CO, are Accommodation & Food Services (568 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), and Retail Trade (494 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Miguel County, CO, though some of these residents may live in San Miguel County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,312

Median earning men ± $5,127

$47,113

Median earning women ± $6,845

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,278), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,571), and Manufacturing ($70,426).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($88,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,083).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

184
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
146
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
144
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in San Miguel County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 76.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (22.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (76.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (22.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.01%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in San Miguel County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Miguel County, CO was $561,400 in 2022, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $479,500 to $561,400, a 17.1% increase. The homeownership rate in San Miguel County, CO is 61.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in San Miguel County, CO have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Miguel County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in San Miguel County, CO is $72,829. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in San Miguel County, CO was Census Tract 9681.03 with a value of $83,409, followed by Census Tract 9681.01 and Census Tract 9681.02, with respective values of $82,455 and $63,488.

Property

$561,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$102,977

$2,351

Median Property Taxes

±$252

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.1%

Homeownership

2022

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.1% of the housing units in San Miguel County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9681.03
Census Tract 9681.01
Census Tract 9681.02

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in San Miguel County, CO was Census Tract 9681.03 with a value of $83,409, followed by Census Tract 9681.01 and Census Tract 9681.02, with respective values of $82,455 and $63,488.

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

Household Income

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

$72,829

Median Household Income

± $6,124

3.85k

Number of Households

± 328

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.85k households in San Miguel County, CO grew to $72,829 from the previous year's value of $70,965.

The following chart displays the households in San Miguel 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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (48%)
Walked (23.1%)
Worked At Home (16.2%)

In 2022, 48% of workers in San Miguel County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (23.1%) and those who worked at home (16.2%).

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

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Miguel County, CO have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.926% of the workforce in San Miguel County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Miguel County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Miguel County, CO (682 out of 8.04k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Miguel 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.

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.

Health

89.7% of the population of San Miguel County, CO has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 7.3% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Miguel County, CO see 1158 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.856% decrease from the previous year (1168 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1615 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 351 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.9% were men and 45.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,158 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Miguel County, CO

Primary care physicians in San Miguel County, CO see an average of 1,158 patients per year. This represents a 0.856% decrease from the previous year (1,168 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 44.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.9% were men and 45.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

7.3%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

20%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Miguel County, CO grew by 5.22% from 9.83% to 10.3%.

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