Hinsdale County vs San Juan County

A side-by-side comparison of Hinsdale County and San Juan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hinsdale County and San Juan County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hinsdale County has the higher population (939 vs 690 in San Juan County). San Juan County has the higher median household income ($73,889 vs $64,327 in Hinsdale County). Hinsdale County has the higher median home value ($438,800 vs $406,900 in San Juan County).

Population, income & housing

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
Population	939	690
Median age	54.8 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,327	$73,889
Median home value	$438,800	$406,900
Median gross rent	$1,099	$1,076
Housing units	1,384	720
Homeownership rate	79.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
Population	857 → 939 (+9.6%)	589 → 690 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$56,339 → $64,327 (+14.2%)	$54,625 → $73,889 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$350,000 → $438,800 (+25.4%)	$322,400 → $406,900 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $1,099 (+45.4%)	$1,019 → $1,076 (+5.6%)

Hinsdale County

Population

857939

Median household income

$56,339$64,327

Median home value

$350,000$438,800

Median gross rent

$756$1,099

San Juan County

Population

589690

Median household income

$54,625$73,889

Median home value

$322,400$406,900

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
Under 5	1.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	12.0%	8.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	18.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	25.1%	17.8%
75 and over	9.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	78.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.3%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
Drove alone	49.6%	53.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	17.2%	28.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
1-unit, detached	87.6%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Hinsdale County	San Juan County
Poverty rate	4.5%	16.8%
Average household size	1.98	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	7	15
Median year structure built	1983	1976