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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of San Juan County is $25,926, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. San Juan County median household income is $37,679, which has grown by 22.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average San Juan County residents spend 15.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #32

San Juan County	25,926 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Juan County	24,808 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Juan County	26,894 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

San Juan County	15,625 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #54

San Juan County	37,679 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

San Juan County	47,278 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #44

San Juan County	22.48%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	San Juan County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.53%	$5,174, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.19%	$13,915, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	9.17%	$781, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.98%	$19,265, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

San Juan County	53,250 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

San Juan County	61,386 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$37,112, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$28,750, see rank	$41,982	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,979, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,691, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$37,045, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	594, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	342, 57.58%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	304, 88.89%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	304, 88.89%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	251, 82.57%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 17.43%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	38, 11.11%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	252, 42.42%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	145, 57.54%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	145, 57.54%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	115, 79.31%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 20.69%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	107, 42.46%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	366, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	89, 24.32%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	69, 18.85%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 2.19%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	106, 28.96%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	73, 19.95%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	21, 5.74%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

San Juan County	15.0 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	366	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	251, 68.58%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 25.10%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 21.51%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36, 14.34%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 21.51%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 7.57%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	115, 31.42%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 51.30%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	21, 18.26%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 30.43%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	San Juan County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	366, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 5.74%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	70, 19.13%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	18, 4.92%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	61, 16.67%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13, 3.55%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21, 5.74%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 8.20%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25, 6.83%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	95, 25.96%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	10, 2.73%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 0.55%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	San Juan County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	108	16.54%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14	9.27%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.