La Plata County vs. San Juan County

La Plata County (CO)San Juan County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)56,310125,043
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.7%-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)51,335130,045
Population, Census, April 1, 201051,334130,044
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.0%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%14.9%
Female persons, percent49.5%50.5%
White alone, percent88.4%54.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent7.5%41.1%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.0%20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.4%38.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,3837,115
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,26751,276
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.6%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$375,400$150,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,694$1,236
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$391$309
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,121$811
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.9%8.4%
Building permits, 201828271
Households, 2014-201821,79343,134
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.3%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.6%31.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.3%78.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%63.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.0%84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.9%15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.1%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.2%52.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)209,229201,839
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)334,984682,467
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)84,852268,581
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,287663,032
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)756,8711,801,607
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,444$14,017
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.523.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,372$50,582
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,864$23,206
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%23.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,4002,626
Total employment, 201722,07534,753
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)972,6611,507,103
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.5%-6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,6065,192
All firms, 20127,8938,178
Men-owned firms, 20124,2443,652
Women-owned firms, 20122,4052,941
Minority-owned firms, 20126052,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,9674,858
Veteran-owned firms, 2012881747
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,5496,808
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%17.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%29.1%
Population per square mile, 201030.323.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,692.085,513.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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