San Juan County, Utah (UT)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.2%), Retail trade (10.8%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in San Juan County, Utah:

Median resident age:	25.5 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Males: 7,190	(49.9%)
Females: 7,223	(50.1%)

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San Juan County:	3.5 people
Utah:	3.1 people

This county:	$33,910
Utah:	$55,109

This county:	$354
State:	$636

San Juan County:	$101,735
Utah:	$218,700

Detached houses: $143,751

Here:	$143,751
State:	$285,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $41,500

Here:	$41,500
State:	$215,003

In 2-unit structures: $91,694

Here:	$91,694
State:	$240,721

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $20,721

Here:	$20,721
State:	$172,685

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,376

Here:	$96,376
State:	$161,698

Mobile homes: $37,910

Here:	$37,910
State:	$47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,176

Here:	$31,176
State:	$47,793

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	31.4%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	3.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Juan County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $536 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.

Cities in this county include: Blanding, Monticello, Aneth, Montezuma Creek, Navajo Mountain, La Sal, Bluff, White Mesa, Halchita, Spanish Valley.

2005 air pollution in San Juan County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Apache County, Arizona , Coconino County, Arizona , Emery County , Navajo County, Arizona , Garfield County , Grand County , Kane County , Dolores County, Colorado , San Juan County, New Mexico , Wayne County , Mesa County, Colorado , Montezuma County, Colorado , Montrose County, Colorado , San Miguel County, Colorado .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in San Juan County: Newspaper Rock Campground (A), Collins Spring Trailhead (B), Rainbow Bridge Floating Marina (C), Perkins Ranch (D), M4 Ranch (E), Perkins Ranch (F), Rainbow Lodge Site Trailhead to Rainbow Bridge (G), Hovenweep Ranger Station (H), Raplees Stone House (I), Red Bluff Campground (J), Lees Ranch (K), Red Mesa Pumping Station (L), Blue Mountain Ski Area (M), Blue Mountain Dude Ranch (N), Montezuma Creek Overlook (O), Junction Ruin (P), Blue Creek Cabin (Q), La Sal Guard Station (R), Horse Collar Ruin (S), Colorado River Overlook (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Valley View Cemetery (1), Cedar Cemetery (2), Mountain View Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Monticello Lake (A), Duck Lake (B), Beaver Lake (C), Medicine Lakes (D), Blue Lake (E), Red Lake (F), Squaw Water Hole (G), Buckley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Water Creek (A), Oljato Wash (B), Alkali Creek (C), Owl Creek (D), Junction Creek (E), Johnson Creek (F), Picket Fork (G), Aztec Creek (H), Piute Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in San Juan County include: Natural Bridges National Monument Picnic Area (1), Fry Canyon Store and RV Park (2), Pack Creek Picnic Area (3), Rainbow Bridge National Monument (4), Natural Bridges National Monument (5), Hovenweep National Monument (6), Cactus Park (7), Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument (8), Chief Poseys Indian Battle Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.4%
Utah:	5.2%

Current college students: 725
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (41% naturalized citizens)

San Juan County:	0.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,764
• One, attached: 86
• Two: 112
• 3 or 4: 98
• 5 to 9: 51
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 1,238
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in San Juan County with a mortgage: 690 (70 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,510

Here:	31.4% with mortgage
State:	75.8% with mortgage

San Juan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Utah state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from San Juan County center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/6/2008 at 20:09:59, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 5.0 miles away from San Juan County center
On 6/3/1999 at 15:35:34, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/6/1999 at 22:05:45, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.2 miles away from San Juan County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,759 (67%) Carpooled: 747 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 356 (9%) Other means: 17 (0%) Worked at home: 203 (5%)

12.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,266 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.78%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in Utah ($8,673 average AGI)
9.12% relocated from other states ($21,593 average AGI)

San Juan County:	9.12%
Utah average:	3.99%

from San Juan County, NM	2.71% ($26,311 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	1.17% ($37,469)
from Navajo County, AZ	0.55% ($30,800)
from Apache County, AZ	0.51% ($32,357)
from Grand County, UT	0.51% ($22,857)
from Montezuma County, CO	0.40% ($19,636)
from Coconino County, AZ	0.37% ($43,700)

12.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.98%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Utah ($9,746 average AGI)
8.11% relocated to other states ($18,651 average AGI)

San Juan County:	8.11%
Utah average:	3.49%

to San Juan County, NM	2.56% ($22,686 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	1.35% ($36,568)
to Utah County, UT	0.55% ($23,333)
to Iron County, UT	0.51% ($20,214)
to Montezuma County, CO	0.44% ($37,667)
to Washington County, UT	0.44% ($28,667)
to Coconino County, AZ	0.40% ($29,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 22.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,264 (1,075 aged, 189 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,182 (2,432 male householders, 819 female householders)

  2,411 spouses, 6,187 children (5,797 natural, 163 adopted, 227 stepchildren), 662 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 294 other relatives, 184 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 975 (385 male householders (331 living alone)), 473 female householders (430 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 256 (173 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 866 2-persons, 599 3-persons, 588 4-persons, 494 5-persons, 352 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 81 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

52.8% of residents of San Juan County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
44.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,381,000 ($8019 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,897,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,694,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,088,000
Federal grants: $68,483,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,904,000 ($1,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,617,000 ($1,447,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,246,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,854,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,138,000

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	103 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	28 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Here:	-79 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

Here:	4.9
State:	7.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

69% of San Juan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Utah.

San Juan County:	68.7%
State average:	51.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 7897
• Northeast: 125
• Midwest: 381
• South: 297
• West: 5530

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,800

Here:	1.2%
Utah:	4.2%

Here:	1.3%
Utah:	3.9%

Here:	2.9%
Utah:	27.4%

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