Saguache County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Saguache County is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Saguache County is 7th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Saguache County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Saguache County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Saguache County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Saguache County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Saguache County, Colorado Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	6,304	46th	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,168.5	7th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.9	57th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	21st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	25th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.2%	28th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.3%	62nd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.1%	43rd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	93.2%	42nd	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	44th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	12th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	28th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	58th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	12th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	39.4%	9th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.7%	55th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	49.5%	31st	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.6%	9th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	3,870	45th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.7%	45th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	2,695	44th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.7%	36th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,400	45th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.3	45th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	32	30th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$20,194	55th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$33,672	61st	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.3%	2nd	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Saguache County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	123	49th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	739	50th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	501	49th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$20,857	53rd	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,039	60th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	60th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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