Conejos County, Colorado

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,536
Median household income: $47,209
Median home value: $162,100

Conejos County, Colorado counts 7,536 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $47,209 is below the Colorado median ($92,470).

From 2019 to 2023, Conejos County's population declined 7.3% from 8,128 to 7,536, while its median household income rose 30.8% from $36,084 to $47,209.

The median resident is 38.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,536
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,209
Median home value: $162,100
Median gross rent: $724
Housing units: 4,058
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1287,536

Median household income

$36,084$47,209

Median home value

$120,500$162,100

Median gross rent

$543$724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,128	$36,084	$120,500	$543
2020	8,130	$33,611	$123,000	$614
2021	7,579	$38,536	$129,600	$635
2022	7,553	$44,093	$154,500	$686
2023	7,536	$47,209	$162,100	$724

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	457	6.1%
5 to 17	1,457	19.3%
18 to 24	579	7.7%
25 to 34	851	11.3%
35 to 44	893	11.8%
45 to 54	762	10.1%
55 to 64	999	13.3%
65 to 74	950	12.6%
75 and over	588	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,483	46.2%
Black or African American	12	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	1.1%
Asian	23	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.7%
Two or more races	108	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,773	50.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	552	10.9%
High school graduate	1,673	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,644	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	769	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	405	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone63.6%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,035	63.6%
Carpooled	631	19.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	80	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	422	13.2%
Other means	32	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	881	31.7%
15 to 29 min	842	30.3%
30 to 44 min	828	29.8%
45 to 59 min	140	5.0%
60+ min	87	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.8% (1,032 of 7,490)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,837	59.0%
Nonfamily households	1,275	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,112	76.7%
Vacant	946	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,319	74.5%
Renter-occupied	793	25.5%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,142	77.4%
1-unit, attached	46	1.1%
2 to 4 units	65	1.6%
5 to 19 units	55	1.4%
20 or more units	22	0.5%
Mobile home & other	728	17.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 08021
State: Colorado
Land area: 1,287 sq mi
Water area: 3.57 sq mi
Center point: 37.2134, -106.1764