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Conejos County, CO: population growth, jobs and income

Conejos County gained 5 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.1%).

Conejos County had an estimated 7,529 residents in 2025, up 1.0% (72 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Colorado as a whole (+3.9%), and the 35th fastest growth of 61 counties in Colorado.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$748/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes22.9%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months212025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 12 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 813 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.1% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 20 new homes in 2025, or 2.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $50,978 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +51.7% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,583rd.

Part of the Alamosa, CO micro area.

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Conejos County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20257,529+5
20247,524+24
20237,500−69
20227,569−19
20217,588+131
20207,457–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Conejos County

Conejos County grew by 72 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+138).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−2−49
International migrationfrom and to other countries−4−7
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+12+138
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−10
Total change+5+72

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn ColoradoAmong U.S. counties
Population growth35th of 611,583rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents25th of 611,636th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth44th of 611,627th of 3,092
Median household income55th of 612,689th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate38th of 611,623rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents35th of 611,244th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Conejos County's population change (+1.0%) was ahead of 3 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 3.

5 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Conejos County's $50,978 (2020–24).

Conejos County, CO and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Conejos County, CO This county7,529+1.0%1.62.7$50,978
Rio Grande County, CO11,087−3.9%−2.33.8$64,411
Alamosa County, CO16,688+1.9%−0.93.4$55,397
Costilla County, CO3,679+5.1%11.131.0$36,861
Taos County, NM34,564+0.3%7.03.0$58,950
Archuleta County, CO14,306+6.6%13.88.7$83,065
Rio Arriba County, NM39,832−1.0%−2.5–$57,155

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Conejos County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 1.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 72 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Colorado as a whole changed +3.9% over the same years. That ranks 35th of 61 counties in Colorado for population growth.

How many people moved to Conejos County?

On net, about 12 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Conejos County?

It averaged 4.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Conejos County?

About 7,529 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Conejos County?

Private employers there had 813 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.