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Conejos County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Conejos County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Conejos County is a small, rural Colorado county of 7,536 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and natural resource-dependent industries. The labor force is limited—participation sits at 59.4%—with 23.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $31,589, reflecting a low-cost, lower-wage profile backed by a median home value of $162,100 and median gross rent of $724 per month. The county has shed 7.4% of its population over the past five years, and a GDP per capita of $25,969 alongside a 13.8% poverty rate signal ongoing economic pressure in this affordable but contracting market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,536

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,978

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.4% since 2018

Conejos County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,172 (55.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,023 (26.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone620 (8.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races453 (6.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone213 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone29 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,849
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic177
  3. 3.Other Indo-European31
  4. 4.Vietnamese21
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

350

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,969

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$28,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance873
  2. 2.Construction (Group)430
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining366
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services290
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)251

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,098
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations697
  3. 3.Service Occupations554
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations550
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations498

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.89×)417
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.67×)383
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.52×)238
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)327
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$162,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$724/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999369 (15.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999257 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999215 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999209 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999186 (7.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999174 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,589

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,201 (67.8%)
  • Carpooled471 (14.5%)
  • Worked At Home446 (13.7%)
  • Walked68 (2.1%)
  • Other61 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.