San Miguel County, Colorado

San Miguel County has a population of 7,968 and has shrunk 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $720,700, about 9.1 times the county's median household income of $79,024.

Home price
$720,700
Income
$79,024
Population
7,968
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$720,700county
Median gross rent$1,149county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198022.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use26.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,645county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,254county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,288county
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$79,024county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home15.8%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force75.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.7%county
Economic output per resident$135,661county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.26%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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10721county
Miles to nearest general aviation field38 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station82 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.9%county
Traffic deaths50.2county
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 higher64.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher98.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment990county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible33.7%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.2%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.3%county

Place

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

Population7,968county
Land area in square miles1,287county
People per square mile of land6.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store26.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person39.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages14.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents124county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in322county
Households that moved away370county
Average income of arriving households$172,205county
Average income of departing households$149,197county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year51county
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 temperature47.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.3 incounty
Annual snowfall62.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing178 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days112 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 1county
Average first fall frostSep 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use706 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband84.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk23.5county
Landslide risk86.3county
Hail risk1.6county
Earthquake risk31.4county
Tornado risk3.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.2county
Winter weather risk43.7county
Strong wind risk2.3county
Wildfire risk80.1county

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 San Miguel 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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