San Juan County vs. La Plata County

San Juan County (NM)La Plata County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)125,04356,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.8%9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)130,04551,335
Population, Census, April 1, 2010130,04451,334
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.4%19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%17.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%49.5%
White alone, percent54.6%88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent41.1%7.5%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.5%13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent38.0%78.4%
Veterans, 2014-20187,1153,383
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.1%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)51,27628,267
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.8%70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$150,400$375,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,236$1,694
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$309$391
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$811$1,121
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.4%17.9%
Building permits, 201871282
Households, 2014-201843,13421,793
Persons per household, 2014-20182.912.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.3%10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.5%89.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201863.0%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.2%95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.2%43.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.0%11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)201,839209,229
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)682,467334,984
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)268,58184,852
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)663,032222,287
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,801,607756,871
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,017$14,444
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.721.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,582$64,372
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,206$37,864
Persons in poverty, percent23.1%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,6262,400
Total employment, 201734,75322,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,507,103972,661
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.1%4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,1926,606
All firms, 20128,1787,893
Men-owned firms, 20123,6524,244
Women-owned firms, 20122,9412,405
Minority-owned firms, 20122,743605
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,8586,967
Veteran-owned firms, 2012747881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,8086,549
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 200717.8%2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.1%25.9%
Population per square mile, 201023.630.3
Land area in square miles, 20105,513.071,692.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Juan county (NM) and La Plata county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.