What is the population of Saguache County, Colorado?

The population of Saguache County, Colorado is 6,896, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Saguache County, Colorado?

The median household income in Saguache County, Colorado is $53,847, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Saguache County, Colorado is $77,856, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Saguache County, Colorado is 7.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	6,896	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2.2	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.61%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	48.6	35.3	37.1
Households	3,261	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Saguache County

Group	Share

Saguache County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$53,847	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.30%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$77,856	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$745	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.1%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.4	22.2	22.5
Work from home	11.0%	18.8%	13.4%

Saguache County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	1.99	2.45	2.54

Saguache County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Saguache County	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.6	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.1%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	17.9%	16.1%	19.0%