San Juan County, Utah

San Juan County has a population of 14,483 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $224,200, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $64,481.

Home price
$224,200
Income
$64,481
Population
14,483
Unemployment
12.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$224,200county
Median gross rent$867county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,144county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$872county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,372county
Home insurance / yr$1,814(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$64,481county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate18.1%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate12.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government34.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.3%county
Economic output per resident$56,829county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax4.45%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.45%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.42%(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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8820county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station107 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths131.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.4(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 higher20.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.0%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2897county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible71.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution87 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians62county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

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

Population14,483county
Land area in square miles7,824county
People per square mile of land1.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store26.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age35.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.2%county
Share of households that are one person21.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages34.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents234county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in296county
Households that moved away353county
Average income of arriving households$53,503county
Average income of departing households$49,091county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.9%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.2 incounty
Annual snowfall11.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing102 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days162 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use670 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.1%county
Homes heated by propane16.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood28.2%county
Households with broadband72.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.9county
Landslide risk98.5county
Hail risk2.4county
Earthquake risk55.7county
Tornado risk5.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk78.2county
Winter weather risk82.6county
Strong wind risk6.0county
Wildfire risk82.3county

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 Juan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Utah figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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