San Miguel County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 7,03585.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 89310.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1421.7%Asian alone
  • 891.1%Two or more races
  • 520.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 120.1%Some other race alone
  • 10.01%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $1,192,057

Here:	$1,192,057
State:	$487,835

Townhouses or other attached units: $465,449

Here:	$465,449
State:	$416,827

In 2-unit structures: $425,904

Here:	$425,904
State:	$483,371

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $764,304

Here:	$764,304
State:	$319,497

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $417,207

Here:	$417,207
State:	$375,475

Mobile homes: $230,365

Here:	$230,365
State:	$102,984

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,479 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,091 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Miguel County is $788 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1007 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1468 a month.

Cities in this county include: Telluride, Mountain Village, Norwood, Gladel, Ophir, Sawpit.

Neighboring counties: Piute County, Utah , St. Mary's County, Maryland , Crittenden County, Kentucky , Harrison County, Kentucky , Jefferson County, Missouri , Louisa County, Virginia .

Current college students: 182
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 98.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 61.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 852 (48.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3582010 or later
• 1752000 to 2009
• 1971990 to 1999
• 791980 to 1989
• 681970 to 1979
• 47Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,829
• One, attached: 184
• Two: 197
• 3 or 4: 293
• 5 to 9: 511
• 10 to 19: 542
• 20 to 49: 720
• 50 or more: 647
• Mobile homes: 184

Housing units in San Miguel County with a mortgage: 1,405 (43 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 873

Religion statistics for San Miguel County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in San Miguel County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Burn Canyon Fire, Incident Period: July 14, 2002 to August 02, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 15, 2002, FEMA Id: 2442, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 27, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-719: July 27, 1984, FEMA Id: 719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Colorado FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 06, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-396: July 06, 1973, FEMA Id: 396, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 1970, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-293: September 22, 1970, FEMA Id: 293, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

10.89% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($121,639 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.51% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($16,327 average AGI)
7.38% relocated from other states ($105,312 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	7.38%
Colorado average:	4.99%

10.43% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($65,948 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.10% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($34,692 average AGI)
5.33% relocated to other states ($31,255 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	5.33%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Montrose County, CO	1.06% ($23,811 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO	0.74% ($63,731)
to Ouray County, CO	0.69% ($39,208)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 2.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 2.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 2.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in San Miguel County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,052 (883 living alone), Female householders: 1,644 (443 living alone)

• 1,644 spouses (1,598 opposite-sex spouses), 166 unmarried partners, (166 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,607 children (1,486 natural, 3 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 0 foster children, 85 other relatives, 883 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 15

Size of family households: 1,120 2-persons, 360 3-persons, 333 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,316 1-person, 348 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,054 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (106 men, 176 women).

83.8% of residents of San Miguel speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $17,699,000 ($2,487 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $287,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,276,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $231,000
Federal grants: $7,754,000
Federal procurement contracts: $475,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,575,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,777,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,378,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

• Year house built in San Miguel County, Colorado
• 1092014 or later
• 2202010 to 2013
• 1,5932000 to 2009
• 2,2701990 to 1999
• 1,1651980 to 1989
• 8081970 to 1979
• 2231960 to 1969
• 1181950 to 1959
• 451940 to 1949
• 3861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in San Miguel County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Miguel County, Colorado
• 111 room
• 1032 rooms
• 1153 rooms
• 4154 rooms
• 4495 rooms
• 6256 rooms
• 2007 rooms
• 1458 rooms
• 2309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Miguel County, Colorado
• 2891 room
• 2072 rooms
• 2473 rooms
• 2584 rooms
• 1965 rooms
• 1826 rooms
• 347 rooms
• 78 rooms
• 29+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in San Miguel County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in San Miguel County, Colorado
• 25no bedroom
• 2121 bedroom
• 5902 bedrooms
• 9193 bedrooms
• 3614 bedrooms
• 1645+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Miguel County, Colorado
• 305no bedroom
• 3681 bedroom
• 4322 bedrooms
• 2853 bedrooms
• 314 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in San Miguel County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in San Miguel County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 4no vehicle
• 6201 vehicle
• 1,0932 vehicles
• 4203 vehicles
• 744 vehicles
• 545+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in San Miguel County in renter-occupied apartments
• 119no vehicle
• 7761 vehicle
• 4222 vehicles
• 733 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.0% of San Miguel County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 2,107
• Other state: 5,199
• Northeast: 1,488
• Midwest: 1,334
• South: 1,135
• West: 1,262

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 18
• Number of aged recipients: 0
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 0
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 13
• Number of recipients older than 64: 0
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 17

San Miguel County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"