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San Juan Region: In Focus

 

 

By the Numbers

  • The San Juan Region has a population of 100,190.*
     
  • 12.9% of people in the San Juan Region are under the poverty line. *
     
  • 18.5% of children in the San Juan Region are under the poverty line. ***
     
  • 5.9% of the population in the San Juan Region is under the age of five. *
     
  • 22.2% of the population in the San Juan Region is under the age of 18. *
     
  • 16.4% of the population in the San Juan Region is over the age of 65. *
     
  • The unemployment rate in the San Juan Region is 7.9%. ****
     
  • The average median household income in the San Juan Region is $50,607.33. *
     
  • There are 244 nonprofit public charity organizations in the San Juan Region that file annually. **
     
  • In 2009, $72,890,231.00 worth of private and government grants were given to the San Juan Region. **
     
  • 26.2% of the population, 25 years of age or older, in the San Juan Region have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. *
     
  • 87.1% of the population, 25 years of age or older, in the San Juan Region have graduated from high school. * 

2009 Top Funders in the San juan Region

1 Telluride Foundation $1,498,505
2 The Colorado Trust $635,187
3 The Colorado Health Foundation $588,997
4 Gates Family Foundation $537,702
5 El Pomar Foundation $348,106
6 Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation $321,680
7 Caring for Colorado Foundation $260,104
8 Daniels Fund $251,000
9 Community Foundation of Gunnison Valley $194,487
10 The Denver Foundation $123,233


*2010 U.S. Census

** National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2009
*** 2011 Kids Count in Colorado!, Colorado Children’s Campaign
****Bureau Labor of Statistics, 2009

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