Saguache County, CO Demographic Data
Saguache County, CO Summary
Saguache County is located in Colorado
- Population: 6,189
- Area: 3,170.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,168.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 8,396.65 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Saguache County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,181
51%
50.8
Male
3,074
49%
49.2
Total Population
6,255
323,128,000
Saguache County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
354
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
456
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
408
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
358
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
250
4.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
601
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
563
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
871
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
589
9.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
662
10.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
787
12.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
272
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
84
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,814
77.0%
77.2
Female
2,430
50.5%
51.3
Male
2,384
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,609
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,592
25.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,143
18.3%
15.2
Female
566
49.5%
55.8
Male
577
50.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Saguache County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,008
96.1%
96.8
White
5,641
90.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
63
1.0%
0.8
Asian
82
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
75
1.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
7
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
222
3.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
247
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,383
38.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,417
22.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
952
15.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,872
61.9%
82.2
Saguache County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
494
11.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
355
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,164
26.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,111
25.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
177
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
768
17.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
360
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
849
19.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,580
80.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,128
25.4%
31.2
Saguache County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,128
22.4%
33.7%
Now Married
2,738
54.4%
47.5
Divorced
826
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
130
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
215
4.3
5.8%
Saguache County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,910
66.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,991
33.7%
21.6%
Spanish
1,771
30.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
108
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
96
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.3%
1.1%
Saguache County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
272
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
204
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
410
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
446
17.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
364
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
387
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
154
6.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
213
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
61
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
32,457
57,617
Per capita income
21,356
31,128
Saguache County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
459
18.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
199
8.1%
9.8
Construction
237
9.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
410
16.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20
0.8%
6.6
Information
13
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
254
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
88
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
87
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
159
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
304
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
163
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
52
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
633
25.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
762
31.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
337
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
388
15.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
325
13.3%
18.1%
Saguache County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,445
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,650
67.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
349
14.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
1.0%
5.1
Walked
166
6.8%
2.7
Other means
65
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
190
7.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.3
26.6
Saguache County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
143
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
776
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
818
32.3%
37.1
3 or more
793
31.3%
21.0
Saguache County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,530
64.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,827
72.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
703
27.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,395
35.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Saguache County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,925
1 room
127
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
199
5.1%
2.7
3 rooms
332
8.5%
9.1
4 rooms
877
22.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,089
27.7%
19.8
6 rooms
580
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
316
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
196
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
209
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Saguache County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,925
1-unit, detached
2,883
73.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
57
1.5%
5.9
2-units
65
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
59
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
47
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
787
20.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
20
0.5%
0.1
Saguache County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
726
18.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
121
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
221
5.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
246
6.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
478
12.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
468
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
831
21.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
823
21.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Saguache County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
622
24.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
765
30.2%
4.7
Electricity
312
12.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
9
0.4%
0.1
Wood
686
27.1%
1.9
Solar energy
55
2.2%
0.1
Other fuel
53
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.4%
1.1
Saguache County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
821
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
4.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
35
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
77
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
269
32.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
400
48.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
316
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
90
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
91
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
257
31.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Saguache County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
590
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
87
14.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
185
31.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
318
53.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
113
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
76
13.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
5.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
71
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
91
15.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
231
40.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
126
0.0%
0.0%
Saguache County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,827
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
223
12.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
414
22.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
291
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
293
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
287
15.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
216
11.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
100
5.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
146,600
205,000