2024 population: 7,819 ( 251 from 2020)
Land area: 1286.7 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	6,487	82.96%	6.0%
Black:	58	0.74%	45.0%
Indian:	64	0.82%	33.3%
Asian:	106	1.36%	34.2%
2+ races:	132	1.69%	20.0%
Hispanic:	972	12.43%	8.6%

Total non-White:	1,332	17.04%	13.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	218	6.8
Deaths:	138	4.3
Net Migration:	-411	-12.7
Net Immigration:	75	2.3

Change in White population:	-411	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	160	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
8,070
6,898	85.48%
40	0.50%
48	0.59%
79	0.98%
110	1.36%
895	11.09%
1,172	14.52%

2010
7,359
6,514	88.52%
19	0.26%
33	0.45%
56	0.76%
99	1.35%
630	8.56%
845	11.48%

2000
6,594
5,959	90.37%
10	0.15%
49	0.74%
53	0.80%
59	0.89%
439	6.66%
635	9.63%

1990
3,653
3,514	96.19%
3	0.08%
8	0.22%
12	0.33%
n/a
116	3.18%
139	3.81%

1980
3,192
2,975	93.20%
2	0.06%
70	2.19%
21	0.66%
n/a
122	3.82%
217	6.80%

1970
1,949
1,639	84.09%
1	0.05%
120	6.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
190	9.75%
310	15.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
620	8.4
206	2.8
136	1.8
268	3.6

384	5.2
327	4.4

Number	Rate
2000's
786	11.9
141	2.1
124	1.9
213	3.2

555	8.4
210	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
593	16.2
111	3.0
1,356	37.1
70	1.9

2,445	66.9
496	13.6

Number	Rate
1980's
558	17.5
105	3.3
37	1.2
n/a

539	16.9
-78	-2.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
955	49.0
n/a

1,336	68.5
-93	-4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for San Miguel 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
41.9
1,317	8.3%
14,572	91.7%
1,331	8.4%

3,850
2.10

1,969	51.1%
1,559	79.2%
144	7.3%
1,881	48.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
1,447	19.7%
5,912	80.3%
517	7.0%

3,454
2.13

1,697	49.1%
1,392	82.0%
150	8.8%
1,757	50.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
1,164	17.7%
5,430	82.3%
224	3.4%

3,010
2.19

1,441	47.9%
1,175	81.5%
158	11.0%
1,569	52.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
832	22.8%
2,821	77.2%
158	4.3%

1,493
2.43

834	55.9%
685	82.1%
80	9.6%
659	44.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
863	27.0%
2,329	73.0%
177	5.5%

1,261
2.53

745	59.1%
666	89.4%
52	7.0%
516	40.9%

2022 Housing Data for San Miguel County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	172	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	104	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	181	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	151	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	176	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	119	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	136	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	205	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	130	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	238	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	379	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	526	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	227	5.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	238	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	342	8.9%
$200,000 or more	526	13.7%

Median Household Income	72,829
Per Capita Income	55,184

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	105
Compared to U.S.	120

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	0.6%
Public Assistance	74	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	155	4.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,921	78.6%
Unemployed	135	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,056	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	935	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,742	1,046	62.5%
Non-Profit	85	211	28.7%
Self-Employed	664	319	67.5%

Local Government	341	313	52.1%
State Government	70	21	76.9%
Federal Government	4	114	3.4%

Total Private + Self	2,406	1,365	63.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	500	659	43.1%
Total	2,906	2,024	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,178	23.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	999	20.2%
Professional, Technical	1,103	22.3%
Service Occupations	850	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	42	0.9%
All others	809	16.4%

White Collar		66.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	568	11.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	505	10.2%
Retail trade	494	10.0%
Public administration	447	9.1%
Construction	439	8.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	439	8.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	401	8.1%
Educational services	388	7.9%
Health care and social assistance	223	4.5%
Manufacturing	222	4.5%
Other services	191	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	138	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	134	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	108	2.2%
Finance and insurance	101	2.0%
Information	88	1.8%
Wholesale trade	45	0.9%
Utilities	8	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	814	10.07%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	11	0.14%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.14%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.11%
Argentinean	9	0.11%
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	75	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	40	0.49%
Chinese	10	0.12%
Thai	6	0.07%
Hmong	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,505	82.8%
Spanish	972	12.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	106	1.3%
Other Indo-European	100	1.3%
Tagalog	51	0.6%
Other	49	0.6%
German, other Germanic	39	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21	0.3%
Other Asian	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,238	15.3%
Irish	1,163	14.4%
English	980	12.1%
Polish	308	3.8%
Scottish	303	3.7%
Italian	238	2.9%
European	211	2.6%
French	205	2.5%
American	170	2.1%
Swedish	121	1.5%
Swiss	114	1.4%
Russian	85	1.1%
Lithuanian	78	1.0%
Norwegian	70	0.9%
Scandinavian	61	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,669	94.9%
Not a citizen	413	5.1%

Native	7,399	91.5%
Foreign-born	683	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	0.3%	97	1.5%	1,116	17.8%	1,147	18.3%	2,874	45.7%	1,031	16.4%
Average years of education: 15.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	0.3%
9-12 Years	97	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,116	17.8%
Some College	1,147	18.3%
Bach. Degree	2,874	45.7%
Grad Degree	1,031	16.4%
Average years of education: 15.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,460	2,335	125	5.1%	5.1%
1991	2,759	2,577	182	6.6%	5.3%
1992	3,183	2,954	229	7.2%	6.1%
1993	3,649	3,475	174	4.8%	5.4%
1994	4,119	3,976	143	3.5%	4.2%
1995	4,475	4,294	181	4.0%	4.0%
1996	4,331	4,119	212	4.9%	4.2%
1997	4,361	4,169	192	4.4%	3.4%
1998	4,502	4,275	227	5.0%	3.6%
1999	4,756	4,550	206	4.3%	3.0%

2000	4,722	4,580	142	3.0%	2.7%
2001	4,933	4,745	188	3.8%	3.8%
2002	5,055	4,799	256	5.1%	5.7%
2003	4,925	4,648	277	5.6%	6.1%
2004	5,049	4,808	241	4.8%	5.6%
2005	5,228	5,004	224	4.3%	5.1%
2006	5,485	5,301	184	3.4%	4.2%
2007	5,701	5,526	175	3.1%	3.7%
2008	5,556	5,339	217	3.9%	4.9%
2009	5,230	4,894	336	6.4%	7.9%

2010	4,874	4,473	401	8.2%	9.2%
2011	4,873	4,467	406	8.3%	8.7%
2012	4,844	4,457	387	8.0%	8.0%
2013	4,776	4,462	314	6.6%	6.7%
2014	4,919	4,687	232	4.7%	5.0%
2015	5,073	4,888	185	3.6%	3.7%
2016	5,185	5,024	161	3.1%	3.1%
2017	5,331	5,190	141	2.6%	2.6%
2018	5,544	5,367	177	3.2%	3.0%
2019	5,757	5,601	156	2.7%	2.7%

2020	5,410	4,818	592	10.9%	7.3%
2021	5,411	5,112	299	5.5%	5.4%
2022	5,581	5,406	175	3.1%	3.0%
2023	5,624	5,442	182	3.2%	3.2%
2024	5,576	5,354	222	4.0%	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,564
Median Value	$561,400

Occupied	3,850	58.7%
Vacant	2,714	41.3%

Owned	2,351	61.1%
Rented	1,499	38.9%
Median Rent	$1,267

Single-Family Units	3,692	56.2%
Detached	3,486	53.1%
Attached	206	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,099	32.0%
Mobile Homes	187	2.8%

San Miguel County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for San Miguel County, CO

2022 Housing Data for San Miguel County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for San Miguel County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Miguel County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for San Miguel County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for San Miguel County, CO