San Juan County, New Mexico

37 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 121,178
Median household income: $53,020
Median home value: $185,100

San Juan County, New Mexico counts 121,178 residents. 37 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $53,020 is below the New Mexico median ($62,125).

From 2019 to 2023, San Juan County's population declined 4.2% from 126,515 to 121,178, while its median household income rose 5.0% from $50,518 to $53,020.

Owners occupy 70.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 121,178
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,020
Median home value: $185,100
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 48,085
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

126,515121,178

Median household income

$50,518$53,020

Median home value

$151,200$185,100

Median gross rent

$817$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	126,515	$50,518	$151,200	$817
2020	125,608	$47,643	$155,000	$803
2021	122,912	$47,485	$155,000	$839
2022	121,798	$50,734	$170,700	$894
2023	121,178	$53,020	$185,100	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,019	5.8%
5 to 17	23,731	19.6%
18 to 24	10,271	8.5%
25 to 34	15,735	13.0%
35 to 44	15,908	13.1%
45 to 54	13,212	10.9%
55 to 64	15,542	12.8%
65 to 74	12,146	10.0%
75 and over	7,614	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,466	36.7%
Black or African American	739	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46,701	38.5%
Asian	823	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	319	0.3%
Two or more races	4,221	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,890	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,865	13.6%
High school graduate	24,330	30.4%
Some college or associate's	31,619	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,897	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,446	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,367	85.2%
Carpooled	2,790	6.2%
Public transit	97	0.2%
Walked	1,105	2.5%
Bicycle	45	0.1%
Worked from home	2,519	5.6%
Other means	130	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,440	36.3%
15 to 29 min	13,504	31.7%
30 to 44 min	7,469	17.6%
45 to 59 min	2,653	6.2%
60+ min	3,468	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 23.2% (27,779 of 119,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,576	69.6%
Nonfamily households	12,477	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,053	85.4%
Vacant	7,032	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,811	70.2%
Renter-occupied	12,242	29.8%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,272	54.6%
1-unit, attached	933	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3,578	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1,195	2.5%
20 or more units	550	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15,557	32.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 35045
State: New Mexico
Land area: 5,517 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 36.5116, -108.3246