San Juan County, Utah

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,466
Median household income: $54,890
Median home value: $189,900

Home to 14,466 residents, San Juan County is one of Utah's counties. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,890 is below the Utah median ($91,750).

From 2019 to 2023, San Juan County's population declined 5.5% from 15,302 to 14,466, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $45,394 to $54,890.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 45.3% of the population. 72.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,466
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,890
Median home value: $189,900
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 5,612
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,30214,466

Median household income

$45,394$54,890

Median home value

$129,700$189,900

Median gross rent

$644$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,302	$45,394	$129,700	$644
2020	15,295	$49,690	$128,700	$720
2021	14,610	$52,400	$137,700	$772
2022	14,524	$52,108	$177,900	$861
2023	14,466	$54,890	$189,900	$805

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	872	6.0%
5 to 17	3,170	21.9%
18 to 24	1,510	10.4%
25 to 34	1,725	11.9%
35 to 44	1,589	11.0%
45 to 54	1,525	10.5%
55 to 64	1,733	12.0%
65 to 74	1,303	9.0%
75 and over	1,039	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,496	44.9%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,548	45.3%
Asian	72	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	59	0.4%
Some other race	97	0.7%
Two or more races	380	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	804	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,094	12.3%
High school graduate	2,765	31.0%
Some college or associate's	3,251	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,187	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	617	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,774	72.7%
Carpooled	545	10.5%
Public transit	35	0.7%
Walked	307	5.9%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	449	8.6%
Other means	80	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,347	49.5%
15 to 29 min	1,032	21.8%
30 to 44 min	604	12.7%
45 to 59 min	172	3.6%
60+ min	588	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 18.4% (2,601 of 14,161)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,495	75.2%
Nonfamily households	1,155	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,650	82.9%
Vacant	962	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,712	79.8%
Renter-occupied	938	20.2%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other18.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,298	76.6%
1-unit, attached	40	0.7%
2 to 4 units	191	3.4%
5 to 19 units	37	0.7%
20 or more units	3	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,043	18.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 49037
State: Utah
Land area: 7,824 sq mi
Water area: 110 sq mi
Center point: 37.6026, -109.7916