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San Miguel County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,286.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 5.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 238.3%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 0.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.18 persons compared to an average family size of 2.77 persons.
In 2005 construction was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $40,580. Per capita income grew by 15.9% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
Population (2005) 7,213 Covered Employment 4,875
Households (2000) 3,015 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 2.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 5,243 Average wage per job $37,908
Median Household Income (2003) $45,344 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 3.0%
Poverty Rate (2003) 8.7 Average wage per job $28,368