La Plata County vs. San Juan County
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La Plata County (CO) San Juan County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 56,310 125,043
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.7% -3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 51,335 130,045
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 51,334 130,044
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.0% 26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 14.9%
Female persons, percent 49.5% 50.5%
White alone, percent 88.4% 54.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 7.5% 41.1%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.0% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.4% 38.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,383 7,115
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.8% 3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 28,267 51,276
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.6% 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, 2009-2013 17.9% 8.4%
Building permits, 2018 282 71
Households, 2014-2018 21,793 43,134
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.44 2.91
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.3% 88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.6% 31.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.3% 78.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.1% 63.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.0% 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 43.9% 15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.1% 10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.4% 57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.2% 52.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 209,229 201,839
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 334,984 682,467
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 84,852 268,581
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 222,287 663,032
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 756,871 1,801,607
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,444 $14,017
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.5 23.7
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, percent 9.2% 23.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,400 2,626
Total employment, 2017 22,075 34,753
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 972,661 1,507,103
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.5% -6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,606 5,192
All firms, 2012 7,893 8,178
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,244 3,652
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,405 2,941
Minority-owned firms, 2012 605 2,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,967 4,858
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 881 747
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 6,549 6,808
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 17.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 8.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 30.3 23.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,692.08 5,513.07
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.