Mineral County vs San Juan County

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

Mineral 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.

Mineral County has the higher population (799 vs 690 in San Juan County). San Juan County has the higher median household income ($73,889 vs $52,455 in Mineral County). Mineral County has the higher median home value ($413,000 vs $406,900 in San Juan County).

Population, income & housing

	Mineral County	San Juan County
Population	799	690
Median age	53.7 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,455	$73,889
Median home value	$413,000	$406,900
Median gross rent	$903	$1,076
Housing units	1,251	720
Homeownership rate	73.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.5%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineral County	San Juan County
Population	824 → 799 (-3.0%)	589 → 690 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$62,188 → $52,455 (-15.7%)	$54,625 → $73,889 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$308,600 → $413,000 (+33.8%)	$322,400 → $406,900 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $903 (+25.4%)	$1,019 → $1,076 (+5.6%)

Mineral County

Population

824799

Median household income

$62,188$52,455

Median home value

$308,600$413,000

Median gross rent

$720$903

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)

	Mineral County	San Juan County
Under 5	3.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	9.0%	8.6%
18 to 24	1.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	18.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	18.5%	17.8%
75 and over	11.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineral County	San Juan County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineral County	San Juan County
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.2%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineral County	San Juan County
Drove alone	71.4%	53.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	9.5%	28.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineral County	San Juan County
1-unit, detached	87.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Mineral County	San Juan County
Poverty rate	13.0%	16.8%
Average household size	1.82	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1986	1976