Huerfano County vs San Miguel County

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

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

San Miguel County has the higher population (8,026 vs 6,946 in Huerfano County). San Miguel County has the higher median household income ($80,117 vs $52,139 in Huerfano County). San Miguel County has the higher median home value ($613,100 vs $256,700 in Huerfano County).

Population, income & housing

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
Population	6,946	8,026
Median age	55.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,139	$80,117
Median home value	$256,700	$613,100
Median gross rent	$739	$1,173
Housing units	4,750	6,606
Homeownership rate	77.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	65.2%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
Population	6,679 → 6,946 (+4.0%)	8,049 → 8,026 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$38,137 → $52,139 (+36.7%)	$67,038 → $80,117 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $256,700 (+58.8%)	$479,300 → $613,100 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $739 (+18.1%)	$1,140 → $1,173 (+2.9%)

Huerfano County

Population

6,6796,946

Median household income

$38,137$52,139

Median home value

$161,600$256,700

Median gross rent

$626$739

San Miguel County

Population

8,0498,026

Median household income

$67,038$80,117

Median home value

$479,300$613,100

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,173

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
Under 5	5.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	15.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	19.0%	12.9%
75 and over	15.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.7%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
No high school diploma	7.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	47.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
Drove alone	68.8%	44.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	23.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.8%
Worked from home	25.4%	18.1%
Other means	0.4%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	15.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	16.2%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Huerfano County	San Miguel County
Poverty rate	17.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1976	1993