Lake County vs San Miguel County

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

Lake 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 7,411 in Lake County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($93,655 vs $80,117 in San Miguel County). San Miguel County has the higher median home value ($613,100 vs $401,300 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	San Miguel County
Population	7,411	8,026
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$93,655	$80,117
Median home value	$401,300	$613,100
Median gross rent	$1,599	$1,173
Housing units	4,033	6,606
Homeownership rate	76.0%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.1%	65.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	San Miguel County
Population	7,751 → 7,411 (-4.4%)	8,049 → 8,026 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$50,565 → $93,655 (+85.2%)	$67,038 → $80,117 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$232,100 → $401,300 (+72.9%)	$479,300 → $613,100 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$982 → $1,599 (+62.8%)	$1,140 → $1,173 (+2.9%)

Lake County

Population

7,7517,411

Median household income

$50,565$93,655

Median home value

$232,100$401,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,599

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)

	Lake County	San Miguel County
Under 5	4.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	17.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	17.4%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.9%
75 and over	2.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	San Miguel County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.2%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	San Miguel County
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.5%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	47.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	San Miguel County
Drove alone	66.5%	44.2%
Carpooled	14.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	5.5%	23.2%
Bicycle	4.8%	3.8%
Worked from home	6.6%	18.1%
Other means	2.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	San Miguel County
1-unit, detached	77.1%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	15.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	16.2%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	San Miguel County
Poverty rate	7.2%	8.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	16
Median year structure built	1971	1993