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San Juan County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,077
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 108 / 105 / 0
Land Area (2000): 453.049 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,155.516 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 17,000.000 acres (68.782 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 225
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 67.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 1.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,441,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 64.30%
Physicians (2004): 62
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,973
Federal Spending (2004): $89,791

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,320	4.62%
Rural, Non-farm	27,274	95.38%

San Juan County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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San Juan County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	5,123	4,980	143	2.79%	29
1991	5,313	5,128	185	3.48%	36
1992	5,338	5,023	315	5.91%	61
1993	5,365	4,981	384	7.16%	74
1994	5,408	5,053	355	6.57%	68
1995	5,609	5,255	354	6.30%	65
1996	5,624	5,276	348	6.18%	64
1997	5,820	5,524	296	5.08%	53
1998	6,101	5,865	236	3.87%	40
1999	6,769	6,539	231	3.41%	35
2000	7,493	7,196	297	3.96%	40
2001	7,484	7,125	359	4.80%	49
2002	7,642	7,194	448	5.86%	60
2003	7,892	7,437	455	5.76%	59
2004	8,265	7,871	394	4.76%	49
2005	8,253	7,892	361	4.38%	44
2006	8,252	7,941	311	3.77%	38
2007	8,483	8,192	291	3.42%	35
2008	8,752	8,417	335	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,428	4,215	213	4.81%	48
Feb 1990	4,435	4,198	237	5.34%	53
Mar 1990	4,601	4,430	171	3.72%	37
Apr 1990	4,802	4,654	148	3.08%	31
May 1990	5,083	4,959	124	2.44%	24
Jun 1990	5,373	5,264	109	2.03%	20
Jul 1990	6,072	5,972	100	1.65%	16
Aug 1990	6,348	6,237	111	1.75%	17
Sep 1990	5,636	5,530	106	1.88%	19
Oct 1990	4,966	4,858	108	2.17%	22
Nov 1990	4,868	4,728	140	2.88%	29
Dec 1990	4,859	4,711	148	3.05%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,626	4,412	214	4.63%	46
Feb 1991	4,678	4,440	238	5.09%	51
Mar 1991	4,745	4,535	210	4.43%	44
Apr 1991	5,148	4,979	169	3.28%	33
May 1991	5,307	5,169	138	2.60%	26
Jun 1991	5,704	5,546	158	2.77%	28
Jul 1991	6,099	5,951	148	2.43%	24
Aug 1991	6,257	6,111	146	2.33%	23
Sep 1991	5,848	5,698	150	2.56%	26
Oct 1991	5,193	5,037	156	3.00%	30
Nov 1991	5,100	4,883	217	4.25%	43
Dec 1991	5,045	4,771	274	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,766	4,354	412	8.64%	86
Feb 1992	4,751	4,319	432	9.09%	91
Mar 1992	4,897	4,501	396	8.09%	81
Apr 1992	5,074	4,762	312	6.15%	61
May 1992	5,297	5,027	270	5.10%	51
Jun 1992	5,579	5,297	282	5.05%	51
Jul 1992	6,265	6,018	247	3.94%	39
Aug 1992	6,273	6,026	247	3.94%	39
Sep 1992	5,681	5,470	211	3.71%	37
Oct 1992	5,349	5,099	250	4.67%	47
Nov 1992	5,176	4,825	351	6.78%	68
Dec 1992	4,951	4,577	374	7.55%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,788	4,199	589	12.30%	123
Feb 1993	4,819	4,232	587	12.18%	122
Mar 1993	4,815	4,312	503	10.45%	104
Apr 1993	5,045	4,664	381	7.55%	76
May 1993	5,413	5,054	359	6.63%	66
Jun 1993	5,707	5,360	347	6.08%	61
Jul 1993	5,999	5,715	284	4.73%	47
Aug 1993	6,198	5,932	266	4.29%	43
Sep 1993	5,897	5,643	254	4.31%	43
Oct 1993	5,387	5,090	297	5.51%	55
Nov 1993	5,152	4,799	353	6.85%	69
Dec 1993	5,158	4,767	391	7.58%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,795	4,272	523	10.91%	109
Feb 1994	4,835	4,297	538	11.13%	111
Mar 1994	4,902	4,410	492	10.04%	100
Apr 1994	5,074	4,697	377	7.43%	74
May 1994	5,330	5,006	324	6.08%	61
Jun 1994	5,567	5,275	292	5.25%	52
Jul 1994	6,199	5,946	253	4.08%	41
Aug 1994	6,501	6,253	248	3.81%	38
Sep 1994	5,951	5,728	223	3.75%	37
Oct 1994	5,366	5,105	261	4.86%	49
Nov 1994	5,263	4,929	334	6.35%	63
Dec 1994	5,117	4,717	400	7.82%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,972	4,484	488	9.81%	98
Feb 1995	4,955	4,464	491	9.91%	99
Mar 1995	5,093	4,644	449	8.82%	88
Apr 1995	5,371	4,973	398	7.41%	74
May 1995	5,625	5,314	311	5.53%	55
Jun 1995	5,970	5,699	271	4.54%	45
Jul 1995	6,569	6,322	247	3.76%	38
Aug 1995	6,634	6,394	240	3.62%	36
Sep 1995	6,056	5,818	238	3.93%	39
Oct 1995	5,499	5,198	301	5.47%	55
Nov 1995	5,306	4,918	388	7.31%	73
Dec 1995	5,258	4,837	421	8.01%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	4,944	4,419	525	10.62%	106
Feb 1996	4,938	4,408	530	10.73%	107
Mar 1996	5,110	4,680	430	8.41%	84
Apr 1996	5,432	5,075	357	6.57%	66
May 1996	5,672	5,361	311	5.48%	55
Jun 1996	6,076	5,819	257	4.23%	42
Jul 1996	6,653	6,403	250	3.76%	38
Aug 1996	6,812	6,562	250	3.67%	37
Sep 1996	6,028	5,788	240	3.98%	40
Oct 1996	5,424	5,157	267	4.92%	49
Nov 1996	5,246	4,887	359	6.84%	68
Dec 1996	5,152	4,758	394	7.65%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,973	4,504	469	9.43%	94
Feb 1997	4,977	4,530	447	8.98%	90
Mar 1997	5,208	4,811	397	7.62%	76
Apr 1997	5,518	5,222	296	5.36%	54
May 1997	5,862	5,636	226	3.86%	39
Jun 1997	6,251	6,013	238	3.81%	38
Jul 1997	6,988	6,773	215	3.08%	31
Aug 1997	7,041	6,806	235	3.34%	33
Sep 1997	6,288	6,091	197	3.13%	31
Oct 1997	5,755	5,523	232	4.03%	40
Nov 1997	5,527	5,246	281	5.08%	51
Dec 1997	5,446	5,132	314	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,324	4,950	374	7.02%	70
Feb 1998	5,433	5,076	357	6.57%	66
Mar 1998	5,509	5,191	318	5.77%	58
Apr 1998	5,801	5,591	210	3.62%	36
May 1998	6,219	6,030	189	3.04%	30
Jun 1998	6,578	6,391	187	2.84%	28
Jul 1998	7,055	6,894	161	2.28%	23
Aug 1998	7,131	6,971	160	2.24%	22
Sep 1998	6,557	6,410	147	2.24%	22
Oct 1998	6,012	5,820	192	3.19%	32
Nov 1998	5,817	5,565	252	4.33%	43
Dec 1998	5,777	5,491	286	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,098	5,705	393	6.44%	64
Feb 1999	6,175	5,772	403	6.53%	65
Mar 1999	6,300	5,973	327	5.19%	52
Apr 1999	6,466	6,224	242	3.74%	37
May 1999	6,674	6,486	188	2.82%	28
Jun 1999	7,408	7,221	187	2.52%	25
Jul 1999	7,774	7,617	157	2.02%	20
Aug 1999	7,637	7,485	152	1.99%	20
Sep 1999	7,379	7,231	148	2.01%	20
Oct 1999	6,530	6,375	155	2.37%	24
Nov 1999	6,370	6,170	200	3.14%	31
Dec 1999	6,422	6,203	219	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,870	6,490	380	5.53%	55
Feb 2000	6,943	6,547	396	5.70%	57
Mar 2000	7,085	6,741	344	4.86%	49
Apr 2000	7,133	6,847	286	4.01%	40
May 2000	7,574	7,308	266	3.51%	35
Jun 2000	7,994	7,712	282	3.53%	35
Jul 2000	8,411	8,176	235	2.79%	28
Aug 2000	8,430	8,190	240	2.85%	28
Sep 2000	7,727	7,503	224	2.90%	29
Oct 2000	7,404	7,145	259	3.50%	35
Nov 2000	7,166	6,853	313	4.37%	44
Dec 2000	7,177	6,841	336	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,883	6,458	425	6.17%	62
Feb 2001	6,988	6,545	443	6.34%	63
Mar 2001	7,015	6,617	398	5.67%	57
Apr 2001	7,049	6,712	337	4.78%	48
May 2001	7,505	7,211	294	3.92%	39
Jun 2001	8,080	7,738	342	4.23%	42
Jul 2001	8,571	8,292	279	3.26%	33
Aug 2001	8,537	8,225	312	3.65%	37
Sep 2001	7,987	7,703	284	3.56%	36
Oct 2001	7,235	6,900	335	4.63%	46
Nov 2001	7,036	6,613	423	6.01%	60
Dec 2001	6,926	6,486	440	6.35%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,730	6,154	576	8.56%	86
Feb 2002	6,818	6,258	560	8.21%	82
Mar 2002	6,923	6,420	503	7.27%	73
Apr 2002	7,278	6,819	459	6.31%	63
May 2002	7,581	7,171	410	5.41%	54
Jun 2002	8,261	7,832	429	5.19%	52
Jul 2002	8,837	8,452	385	4.36%	44
Aug 2002	8,831	8,455	376	4.26%	43
Sep 2002	8,275	7,926	349	4.22%	42
Oct 2002	7,561	7,186	375	4.96%	50
Nov 2002	7,360	6,915	445	6.05%	60
Dec 2002	7,244	6,740	504	6.96%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,129	6,551	578	8.11%	81
Feb 2003	7,145	6,557	588	8.23%	82
Mar 2003	7,196	6,695	501	6.96%	70
Apr 2003	7,551	7,096	455	6.03%	60
May 2003	7,843	7,431	412	5.25%	53
Jun 2003	8,336	7,863	473	5.67%	57
Jul 2003	9,051	8,642	409	4.52%	45
Aug 2003	9,083	8,687	396	4.36%	44
Sep 2003	8,328	7,959	369	4.43%	44
Oct 2003	7,784	7,396	388	4.98%	50
Nov 2003	7,669	7,228	441	5.75%	58
Dec 2003	7,589	7,141	448	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,393	6,854	539	7.29%	73
Feb 2004	7,508	7,016	492	6.55%	66
Mar 2004	7,630	7,186	444	5.82%	58
Apr 2004	7,833	7,448	385	4.92%	49
May 2004	8,206	7,852	354	4.31%	43
Jun 2004	8,720	8,335	385	4.42%	44
Jul 2004	9,473	9,124	349	3.68%	37
Aug 2004	9,540	9,201	339	3.55%	36
Sep 2004	8,876	8,568	308	3.47%	35
Oct 2004	8,174	7,841	333	4.07%	41
Nov 2004	7,983	7,595	388	4.86%	49
Dec 2004	7,839	7,432	407	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,592	7,126	466	6.14%	61
Feb 2005	7,661	7,212	449	5.86%	59
Mar 2005	7,785	7,402	383	4.92%	49
Apr 2005	8,027	7,661	366	4.56%	46
May 2005	8,250	7,900	350	4.24%	42
Jun 2005	8,636	8,287	349	4.04%	40
Jul 2005	9,347	9,015	332	3.55%	36
Aug 2005	9,541	9,211	330	3.46%	35
Sep 2005	8,734	8,427	307	3.51%	35
Oct 2005	8,010	7,697	313	3.91%	39
Nov 2005	7,761	7,407	354	4.56%	46
Dec 2005	7,690	7,353	337	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,666	7,288	378	4.93%	49
Feb 2006	7,639	7,274	365	4.78%	48
Mar 2006	7,721	7,423	298	3.86%	39
Apr 2006	7,891	7,577	314	3.98%	40
May 2006	8,213	7,905	308	3.75%	38
Jun 2006	8,725	8,401	324	3.71%	37
Jul 2006	9,200	8,887	313	3.40%	34
Aug 2006	9,422	9,115	307	3.26%	33
Sep 2006	8,694	8,418	276	3.17%	32
Oct 2006	8,136	7,883	253	3.11%	31
Nov 2006	7,893	7,596	297	3.76%	38
Dec 2006	7,827	7,529	298	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,703	7,313	390	5.06%	51
Feb 2007	7,777	7,430	347	4.46%	45
Mar 2007	7,835	7,553	282	3.60%	36
Apr 2007	8,135	7,877	258	3.17%	32
May 2007	8,451	8,187	264	3.12%	31
Jun 2007	8,949	8,674	275	3.07%	31
Jul 2007	9,812	9,527	285	2.90%	29
Aug 2007	9,688	9,417	271	2.80%	28
Sep 2007	9,026	8,758	268	2.97%	30
Oct 2007	8,355	8,091	264	3.16%	32
Nov 2007	8,095	7,802	293	3.62%	36
Dec 2007	7,964	7,675	289	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,845	7,505	340	4.33%	43
Feb 2008	7,860	7,522	338	4.30%	43
Mar 2008	8,160	7,817	343	4.20%	42
Apr 2008	8,295	7,995	300	3.62%	36
May 2008	8,606	8,295	311	3.61%	36
Jun 2008	9,188	8,822	366	3.98%	40
Jul 2008	9,812	9,463	349	3.56%	36
Aug 2008	9,829	9,482	347	3.53%	35
Sep 2008	9,173	8,852	321	3.50%	35
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

San Juan County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,826	25.91%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	582	8.26%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	442	6.27%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	344	4.88%
5.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	310	4.40%
6.	Educational Services	292	4.14%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	268	3.80%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	226	3.21%
9.	Health Care	216	3.06%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	202	2.87%
11.	Public Administration	162	2.30%
12.	Finance and Insurance	156	2.21%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	156	2.21%
14.	Water Transportation	128	1.82%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	124	1.76%
16.	Other Transportation	100	1.42%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	98	1.39%
18.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	90	1.28%
19.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	82	1.16%
20.	Utilities	80	1.14%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	922	14.96%
2.	Educational Services	532	8.63%
3.	Health Care	444	7.20%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	428	6.94%
5.	Public Administration	322	5.22%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	290	4.70%
7.	Construction	278	4.51%
8.	Finance and Insurance	262	4.25%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	226	3.67%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	222	3.60%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	210	3.41%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	168	2.73%
13.	Social Assistance	164	2.66%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	136	2.21%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	130	2.11%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	120	1.95%
17.	Private Household Services	108	1.75%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	98	1.59%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	86	1.40%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	80	1.30%

San Juan County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	570	8.09%
2.	Carpenters	520	7.38%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	464	6.58%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	414	5.87%
5.	Other Construction Trades	314	4.46%
6.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	286	4.06%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	186	2.64%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	176	2.50%
9.	Top Executives	168	2.38%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	158	2.24%
11.	Construction Laborers	152	2.16%
12.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	148	2.10%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	134	1.90%
14.	Art and Design Workers	132	1.87%
15.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	130	1.84%
16.	Other Production Occupations	130	1.84%
17.	Rail and Water Transportation	130	1.84%
18.	Engineers	128	1.82%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	124	1.76%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	124	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Management Occupations	538	8.73%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	524	8.50%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	432	7.01%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	300	4.87%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	220	3.57%
6.	Cashiers	218	3.54%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	212	3.44%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	192	3.11%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	178	2.89%
10.	Art and Design Workers	164	2.66%
11.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	152	2.47%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	144	2.34%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	138	2.24%
14.	Personal Appearance Workers	126	2.04%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	120	1.95%
16.	Teachers, Secondary School	106	1.72%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	104	1.69%
18.	Other Healthcare Support	98	1.59%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	96	1.56%
20.	Registered Nurses	92	1.49%

San Juan County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,832	45.98%
15-35 hours	4,084	17.33%
1-14 hours	868	3.68%
No regular hours	7,776	33.01%

San Juan County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	172	1.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM	120	1.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	246	2.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM	472	4.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	748	6.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,416	12.72%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,197	19.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,662	14.93%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	933	8.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,630	14.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	524	4.71%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	116	1.04%
Noon-3:59 PM	571	5.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM	326	2.93%

San Juan County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,488	13.37%
5-9	3,148	28.28%
10-14	2,351	21.12%
15-19	1,736	15.59%
20-24	1,077	9.67%
25-29	167	1.50%
30-34	379	3.40%
35-39	52	0.47%
40-44	92	0.83%
45-59	128	1.15%
60-89	192	1.72%
At least 90	323	2.90%

San Juan County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	58	0.52%	9,909	89.01%
30-44	26	0.23%	497	4.46%
45-59	46	0.41%	82	0.74%
At least 60	140	1.26%	375	3.37%

San Juan County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	78	0.60%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,407	10.87%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,993	61.76%
Motorcycle	6	0.05%
Other	234	1.81%
Public transportation	270	2.09%
Walked	1,145	8.85%
Worked at home	1,809	13.98%

San Juan County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Family Information Back to top
: 12,936 (27,912 people)
: 8,054 (21,502 people)
: 3,189
: 13,930
San Juan County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,023	7.80%
$10,000-$14,999	827	6.31%
$15,000-$19,999	755	5.76%
$20,000-$24,999	822	6.27%
$25,000-$29,999	774	5.90%
$30,000-$34,999	919	7.01%
$35,000-$39,999	941	7.18%
$40,000-$44,999	667	5.09%
$45,000-$49,999	836	6.38%
$50,000-$59,999	1,344	10.25%
$60,000-$74,999	1,210	9.23%
$75,000-$99,999	1,205	9.19%
$100,000-$124,999	558	4.26%
$125,000-$149,999	300	2.29%
$150,000-$199,999	348	2.65%
$200,000 or more	580	4.42%

San Juan County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,977	30.58%
Family, 2 people	2,426	37.52%
Nonfamily, 2 people	413	6.39%
Family, 3 people	730	11.29%
Nonfamily, 3 people	34	0.53%
Family, 4 people	559	8.65%
Nonfamily, 4 people	19	0.29%
Family, 5 people	200	3.09%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.06%
Family, 6 people	69	1.07%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	30	0.46%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

San Juan County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,818	25.05%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,008	17.88%
Public Assistance	290	0.74%
Retirement	3,305	8.43%
Self Employment	3,810	9.72%
Social Security	4,183	10.67%
Supplemental Security	224	0.57%
Wage / Salary	8,553	21.82%
Other	2,010	5.13%

San Juan County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,831	69.50%
With children under 18	2,120	30.50%

San Juan County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,388	11.83%
Married	7,325	62.41%
Never Married	2,676	22.80%
Widowed	348	2.96%

San Juan County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,142	17.62%
Married	7,400	60.89%
Never Married	1,405	11.56%
Widowed	1,207	9.93%

San Juan County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Education Information Back to top
San Juan County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	146	0.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,560	6.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	4,527	19.67%
Some college, no degree	6,595	28.65%
Associate degree	1,426	6.20%
Bachelors degree	5,457	23.71%
Graduate or professional degree	3,306	14.36%

San Juan County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	156	1.11%	363	2.58%	519	3.69%
Kindergarten	204	1.45%	15	0.11%	219	1.56%
Grades 1-4	1,112	7.90%	207	1.47%	1,319	9.37%
Grades 5-8	1,499	10.65%	168	1.19%	1,667	11.84%
Grades 9-12	1,132	8.04%	127	0.90%	1,259	8.94%
Undergrad college	595	4.23%	8	0.06%	603	4.28%
Graduate or professional school	30	0.21%	82	0.58%	112	0.80%
Total	4,728	33.59%	970	6.89%	5,698	40.48%

San Juan County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Business Information Back to top
: $12,156,000
: $122,673,000
: $42,390,000
: 2,670
San Juan County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	8	7	15
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	2	1	4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	5	7	9
1999 - Construction	26	15	57	40	45
1999 - Educational Services	2	2	1	1	5
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	6	5	6
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	6	6	14
1999 - Information	2	2	2	9	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	6	3	6	3	11
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	7	11	26
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	8	9	14	25
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	6	6	23
1999 - Retail Trade	7	10	30	18	33
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	5	2	5
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	1	0	3
1999 - Utilities	0	1	1	3	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	8	2	4
1999 - Total	76	56	160	135	237
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	3	7	10	15
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	4	2	3	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	7	1	12
2000 - Construction	25	28	55	37	49
2000 - Educational Services	1	2	4	2	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	6	4	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	11	5	14
2000 - Information	2	3	4	3	8
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	1	7	8	11
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	4	14	11	18
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	10	14	8	24
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	2	10	5	18
2000 - Retail Trade	10	7	32	24	25
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	4	3	5
2000 - Unclassified	6	1	0	0	4
2000 - Utilities	0	1	1	1	4
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	8	1	6
2000 - Total	79	70	186	126	225
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	7	14	5	13
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	0	1	4	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	3	4	12
2001 - Construction	31	17	48	47	54
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	4	1	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	3	5	10
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	11	4	14
2001 - Information	4	3	7	3	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	5	2	10	3	13
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	6	10	10	21
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	13	5	15	10	26
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	9	5	20
2001 - Retail Trade	13	7	27	30	29
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	3	3	6
2001 - Unclassified	5	3	3	1	3
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	6	3
2001 - Total	104	61	175	144	238
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	7	7	13	15
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	1	2	9
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	8	6	6
2002 - Construction	26	32	46	53	50
2002 - Educational Services	2	0	3	1	4
2002 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	5	4	10
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	3	9	10	12
2002 - Information	3	7	1	5	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	4	5	5	16
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	5	14	9	15
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	10	12	9	17	30
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	11	4	9	11	15
2002 - Retail Trade	11	9	31	21	40
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	3	5	3
2002 - Unclassified	1	5	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	2	1	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	4	3	9
2002 - Total	99	94	158	166	243
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	5	9	12	11
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	3	1	9
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	1	7	6	13
2003 - Construction	32	33	40	51	48
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	4	0	3
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	5	2	17
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	3	13	11	16
2003 - Information	2	5	4	7	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Manufacturing	7	3	7	7	13
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	6	12	10	21
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	7	12	12	37
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	5	10	13	23
2003 - Retail Trade	6	11	32	27	36
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	4	4	3
2003 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	5
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	4	2	9
2003 - Total	90	86	167	167	266
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	5	12	6	12
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	1	2	8
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	9	6	16
2004 - Construction	37	31	51	40	50
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	1	3	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	9	5	7
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	3	9	13	23
2004 - Information	0	2	5	4	5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	2
2004 - Manufacturing	3	4	9	5	18
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	4	14	8	22
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	10	11	10	42
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	8	7	9	8	25
2004 - Retail Trade	6	7	28	24	36
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	4	2	4
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	1	0	1
2004 - Utilities	1	0	2	1	4
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	3	2	6	5
2004 - Total	95	84	177	144	284
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	4	11	7	13
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	2	3	1	7
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	3	10	7	12
2005 - Construction	39	25	50	34	69
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	4	1	4
2005 - Finance & Insurance	6	2	5	8	9
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	6	15	8	22
2005 - Information	2	0	5	4	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	2
2005 - Manufacturing	6	8	9	7	12
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	2	13	12	19
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	14	9	13	10	43
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	5	11	9	26
2005 - Retail Trade	9	7	27	29	31
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	5	4	3
2005 - Unclassified	1	2	0	1	0
2005 - Utilities	1	0	3	1	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	2	7
2005 - Total	116	77	189	146	288

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Public Benefits Information Back to top
San Juan County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	25,680	90.81%
Below Poverty Level	2,600	9.19%

San Juan County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$146	$76	$250	$0	$0	$41	$437	$143	$68	$163
1971	$286	$4	$573	$0	$0	$186	$1,045	$391	$0	$519
1972	$515	$147	$440	$0	$0	$109	$1,064	$400	$0	$527
1973	$653	$188	$428	$0	$0	$187	$1,268	$557	$0	$671
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$887	$359	$839	$0	$0	$169	$1,895	$1,011	$0	$1,726
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,060	$746	$1,337	$0	$0	$318	$2,715	$1,209	$1	$2,598
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$1,222	$1,034	$1,282	$0	$0	$727	$3,231	$1,264	$92	$0
1982	$1,480	$851	$1,799	$0	$0	$817	$4,096	$1,504	$102	$751
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$1,812	$629	$1,601	$0	$0	$600	$4,013	$1,560	$320	$1,033
1985	$1,850	$906	$2,079	$0	$0	$643	$4,572	$1,526	$287	$2,259
1986	$2,146	$804	$2,388	$0	$0	$588	$5,122	$1,684	$458	$85
1987	$2,200	$826	$2,448	$0	$0	$565	$5,213	$1,726	$458	$85
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$3,006	$1,818	$3,773	$0	$0	$1,204	$7,983	$5,469	$714	$2,442
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$4,256	$4,273	$3,833	$0	$0	$2,314	$10,403	$6,140	$4,395	$2,442
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$4,617	$6,804	$5,758	$0	$0	$3,122	$13,497	$6,860	$5,243	$2,908
2001	$4,767	$7,160	$6,291	$0	$0	$4,223	$15,281	$7,774	$6,090	$11,159
2002	$5,005	$4,632	$6,075	$0	$0	$3,624	$14,704	$8,766	$2,955	$7,851
2003	$5,630	$7,104	$6,399	$0	$0	$3,707	$15,736	$8,742	$2,845	$6,180

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$71	$63	$0	$26	$298	$3	$501
1970	$17	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23	$501
1971	$4	$164	$0	$45	$562	$8	$884
1971	$44	$0	$0	$0	$0	$57	$884
1972	$116	$179	$19	$52	$645	$7	$1,091
1972	$49	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24	$1,091
1973	$141	$235	$27	$42	$669	$9	$1,281
1973	$64	$0	$0	$0	$0	$94	$1,281
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$226	$501	$75	$131	$717	$20	$2,118
1977	$297	$18	$0	$0	$0	$133	$2,118
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$558	$518	$0	$180	$845	$15	$2,729
1979	$233	$0	$0	$0	$0	$380	$2,729
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$771	$754	$0	$284	$1,241	$76	$4,209
1981	$410	$0	$0	$0	$0	$673	$4,209
1982	$503	$984	$0	$376	$1,600	$36	$5,125
1982	$493	$0	$1	$0	$0	$1,132	$5,125
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$1,056	$0	$386	$1,392	$58	$4,153
1984	$569	$0	$1	$0	$0	$691	$4,153
1985	$0	$1,127	$0	$190	$2,079	$113	$5,053
1985	$435	$1	$26	$0	$0	$1,082	$5,053
1986	$0	$1,643	$0	$369	$1,426	$58	$5,051
1986	$476	$0	$41	$358	$0	$680	$5,051
1987	$0	$1,685	$0	$378	$1,433	$59	$5,148
1987	$488	$0	$41	$367	$0	$697	$5,148
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$38	$2,338	$0	$693	$3,462	$424	$10,492
1992	$948	$0	$50	$737	$0	$1,802	$10,492
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$74	$4,202	$0	$1,004	$2,721	$1,277	$14,653
1997	$1,446	$77	$296	$0	$0	$3,556	$14,653
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$118	$3,200	$0	$1,285	$4,504	$755	$17,237
2000	$1,378	$203	$382	$1	$0	$5,411	$17,237
2001	$124	$3,880	$0	$1,442	$3,919	$2,579	$20,921
2001	$1,803	$264	$509	$0	$0	$6,401	$20,921
2002	$135	$3,995	$0	$1,603	$4,351	$1,546	$20,254
2002	$1,323	$241	$275	$0	$0	$6,785	$20,254
2003	$0	$3,841	$302	$1,567	$4,068	$5,071	$23,516
2003	$1,609	$113	$216	$0	$0	$6,729	$23,516

San Juan County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Criminal Information Back to top
: 6

San Juan County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
San Juan County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,254	8.91%
10-19 Years	1,668	11.85%
20-29 Years	877	6.23%
30-39 Years	1,428	10.14%
40-49 Years	2,556	18.16%
50-59 Years	2,665	18.93%
60-69 Years	1,718	12.20%
70-79 Years	1,255	8.92%
80-89 Years	571	4.06%
90+ Years	85	0.60%

San Juan County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,860	48.73%
Female	7,217	51.27%

San Juan County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	13,187	93.68%
Hispanic/Latino	338	2.40%
Multiracial	255	1.81%
Asian	125	0.89%
Amerindian	109	0.77%
African-American	34	0.24%
Other Race	18	0.13%
Pacific Islander	11	0.08%

San Juan County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	6,491	19.36%
2.	German	6,012	17.93%
3.	Irish	4,508	13.45%
4.	French Non-Basque	1,862	5.55%
5.	Norwegian	1,759	5.25%
6.	Scottish	1,471	4.39%
7.	United States Or American	1,386	4.13%
8.	Swedish	1,219	3.64%
9.	Italian	1,137	3.39%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,059	3.16%

San Juan County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,155	95.19%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	595	2.17%
3.	German	247	0.90%
4.	French	136	0.49%
5.	Scandinavian	88	0.32%
6.	Thai	44	0.16%
7.	Japanese	38	0.14%
8.	Arabic	30	0.11%
9.	Korean	28	0.10%
10.	Greek	26	0.09%

San Juan County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	26,890	94.04%
Naturalized immigrant	1,033	3.61%
Not a citizen	671	2.35%

San Juan County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Juan County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Blakely Island	Lopez	San Juan
Deer Harbor	Lopez Island	Shaw Island
Eastsound	Olga	Waldron
Friday Harbor	Orcas

San Juan County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

98222	98250	98280
98243	98261	98286
98245	98279	98297

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