Archuleta County, Colorado

Archuleta County has a population of 13,900 and has grown 7.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $478,100, about 5.8 times the county's median household income of $83,065.

Home price
$478,100
Income
$83,065
Population
13,900
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$478,100county
Median gross rent$1,432county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198018.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use32.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,992county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,337county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,141county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,859county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$83,065county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate8.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.8%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed19.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.0%county
Economic output per resident$55,626county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.35%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport250640county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station139 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths36.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1588county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible56.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population13,900county
Land area in square miles1,350county
People per square mile of land10.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store36.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract38.6%county
Population change since 2020+7.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age52.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.8%county
Share of households that are one person23.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents180county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in581county
Households that moved away527county
Average income of arriving households$97,522county
Average income of departing households$73,171county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year124county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing197 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days134 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢county
Household electricity use630 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.3%county
Homes heated by propane31.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood12.5%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk51.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.9county
Landslide risk90.9county
Hail risk3.3county
Earthquake risk46.3county
Tornado risk9.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.3county
Winter weather risk66.6county
Strong wind risk4.4county
Wildfire risk94.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Archuleta County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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