2022 population: 6,623 ( 515 from 2010 , 251 from 2020)
Land area: 3168.6 square miles
Population density: 2.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,936	59.43%	14.2%
Black:	70	1.06%	536.4%
Indian:	111	1.68%	63.2%
Asian:	61	0.92%	27.1%
2+ races:	143	2.16%	76.5%
Hispanic:	2,302	34.76%	6.1%

Total non-White:	2,687	40.57%	0.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	122	9.6
Deaths:	152	11.9
Net Migration:	285	22.4
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	490	8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	0.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,108
3,446	56.42%
11	0.18%
68	1.11%
48	0.79%
81	1.33%
2,452	40.14%
2,662	43.58%

2000
5,917
3,053	51.60%
1	0.02%
73	1.23%
26	0.44%
72	1.22%
2,678	45.26%
2,864	48.40%

1990
4,619
2,374	51.40%
4	0.09%
102	2.21%
10	0.22%
n/a
2,129	46.09%
2,245	48.60%

1980
3,935
2,267	57.61%
0	0.00%
30	0.76%
6	0.15%
n/a
1,622	41.22%
1,668	42.39%

1970
3,827
2,261	59.08%
5	0.13%
19	0.50%
2	0.05%
n/a
1,531	40.01%
1,566	40.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
767	13.0
354	6.0
561	9.5
224	3.8

393	6.6
-202	-3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
901	19.5
366	7.9
1,217	26.3
174	3.8

679	14.7
619	13.4

Number	Rate
1980's
844	21.4
320	8.1
201	5.1
n/a

107	2.7
577	14.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-424	-11.1
n/a

6	0.2
102	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Saguache County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
49.9
1,232	18.6%
5,391	81.4%
1,653	25.0%

3,071
2.09

1,937	63.1%
1,431	73.9%
149	7.7%
1,134	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
1,416	23.2%
4,692	76.8%
893	14.6%

2,640
2.31

1,608	60.9%
1,207	75.1%
168	10.4%
1,032	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
1,679	28.4%
4,238	71.6%
625	10.6%

2,311
2.54

1,554	67.2%
1,216	78.2%
168	10.8%
757	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
1,469	31.8%
3,150	68.2%
575	12.4%

1,658
2.73

1,235	74.5%
1,005	81.4%
117	9.5%
423	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
1,237	31.4%
2,698	68.6%
469	11.9%

1,344
2.91

1,035	77.0%
885	85.5%
63	6.1%
309	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Saguache County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	106	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	302	9.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	197	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	140	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	223	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	166	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	154	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	62	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	383	12.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	366	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	244	7.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	256	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	175	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	94	3.1%
$200,000 or more	72	2.3%

Median Household Income	51,946
Per Capita Income	34,311

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	73
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	155	5.0%
Public Assistance	171	5.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	541	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,495	64.4%
Unemployed	156	6.7%
In Armed Forces	7	0.3%

Total Labor Force	1,658	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	664	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	728	463	61.1%
Non-Profit	90	181	33.2%
Self-Employed	399	127	75.9%

Local Government	194	155	55.6%
State Government	76	128	37.3%
Federal Government	19	77	19.8%

Total Private + Self	1,127	590	65.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	379	541	41.2%
Total	1,506	1,131	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	24.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	626	23.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	537	20.0%
Professional, Technical	556	20.7%
Service Occupations	188	7.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	215	8.0%
All others	784	29.1%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	502	18.7%
Retail trade	332	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	328	12.2%
Educational services	273	10.1%
Construction	258	9.6%
Public administration	235	8.7%
Manufacturing	157	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	99	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	97	3.6%
Other services	79	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	69	2.6%
Finance and insurance	54	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	43	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	1.0%
Information	25	0.9%
Wholesale trade	24	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,256	19.46%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	26	0.40%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	26	0.40%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,010	15.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	71	1.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,857	79.0%
Spanish	1,207	19.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	34	0.6%
Other Indo-European	18	0.3%
Other Asian	13	0.2%
German, other Germanic	11	0.2%
Chinese	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,069	16.6%
Irish	764	11.8%
English	593	9.2%
American	200	3.1%
French	184	2.9%
Polish	169	2.6%
Italian	151	2.3%
European	114	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	106	1.6%
Norwegian	101	1.6%
Swedish	95	1.5%
Danish	63	1.0%
Dutch	50	0.8%
Lebanese	38	0.6%
Finnish	35	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,299	97.6%
Not a citizen	155	2.4%

Native	6,078	94.2%
Foreign-born	376	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
270	5.5%	296	6.0%	1,547	31.6%	1,593	32.5%	627	12.8%	568	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	270	5.5%
9-12 Years	296	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,547	31.6%
Some College	1,593	32.5%
Bach. Degree	627	12.8%
Grad Degree	568	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,265	1,996	269	11.9%	5.1%
1991	2,296	2,053	243	10.6%	5.3%
1992	2,365	2,037	328	13.9%	6.1%
1993	2,357	2,083	274	11.6%	5.4%
1994	2,477	2,218	259	10.5%	4.2%
1995	2,678	2,402	276	10.3%	4.0%
1996	2,783	2,469	314	11.3%	4.2%
1997	2,797	2,569	228	8.2%	3.4%
1998	2,961	2,675	286	9.7%	3.6%
1999	2,855	2,608	247	8.7%	3.0%

2000	2,707	2,557	150	5.5%	2.7%
2001	3,046	2,863	183	6.0%	3.8%
2002	3,207	2,986	221	6.9%	5.7%
2003	3,050	2,839	211	6.9%	6.1%
2004	3,104	2,884	220	7.1%	5.6%
2005	3,084	2,852	232	7.5%	5.1%
2006	3,220	3,022	198	6.1%	4.2%
2007	3,185	3,020	165	5.2%	3.7%
2008	3,060	2,839	221	7.2%	4.9%
2009	3,433	3,136	297	8.7%	7.9%

2010	3,059	2,734	325	10.6%	9.2%
2011	3,012	2,664	348	11.6%	8.7%
2012	3,047	2,705	342	11.2%	8.0%
2013	2,949	2,622	327	11.1%	6.7%
2014	3,003	2,742	261	8.7%	5.0%
2015	3,075	2,893	182	5.9%	3.7%
2016	3,226	3,075	151	4.7%	3.1%
2017	3,425	3,284	141	4.1%	2.6%
2018	3,522	3,368	154	4.4%	3.0%
2019	3,543	3,405	138	3.9%	2.7%

2020	3,438	3,196	242	7.0%	7.3%
2021	3,351	3,143	208	6.2%	5.4%
2022	3,357	3,242	115	3.4%	3.0%
2023	3,369	3,250	119	3.5%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,772
Median Value	$166,500

Occupied	3,071	81.4%
Vacant	701	18.6%

Owned	2,235	72.8%
Rented	836	27.2%
Median Rent	$720

Single-Family Units	2,841	75.3%
Detached	2,790	74.0%
Attached	51	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	56	1.5%
Mobile Homes	687	18.2%

Saguache County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Saguache County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Saguache County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Saguache County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Saguache County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Saguache County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Saguache County, CO