Housing

In 2024, it was estimated that there were 48,662 total housing units across San Juan County:

• 88.4% of which (42,997) are occupied; 11.6% are vacant
• 74.4% of the occupied housing units are "owner occupied;" 25.6% are "renter occuped"
  • Of the total housing units, 65.8% are owner occupied and 22.6% are renter occupied; 11.6% are vacant
• 26.9% of occuped units are mobile homes,
• 2.6% of the occupied housing units lack complete plumbing and 1.8% lack complete kitchen facilities

Of the 42,997 occupied household units in 2024:

• the average household size is 2.78 people per household (2.84 in owner occupied and 2.60 in renter occupied)
• 29.5% are households with one or more children under 18 years
• 35.6% of the households have one or more people 65 years and over
• 28.2% are households in which the householder is living alone
  
  

The estimated median monthly housing cost for renters was $946 in 2024, across the 11,019 occupied rental housing units.

The median household income in rental households in 2024 is $41,670.

Among renters paying rent, one-third (33.1%) are 'housing cost burdened' (paying 30% or more of their household income toward housing costs). Across the U.S., over half (51.7%) of renters are housing cost burdened, as are 48.4% of renters across New Mexico.

Of the 31,978 owner-occupied housing units, 43.6% are units with a mortgage.

The estimated monthly housing cost for owner-occuped housing units with a mortgage is $1414.

The median household income in housing units with a mortgage was $90,193.

Amoung householders paying a mortgage, 31.5% are housing cost burdened (paying 30% or more of the household income toward housing costs). Across the U.S., 29.4% of homeowners with a mortgage are housing cost burdened, as are 28.0% across New Mexico.

Of the 31,978 owner-occupied housing units, 56.4% are units without a mortgage.

The estimated monthly housing cost for owner-occuped housing units without a mortgage is $438.

The median household income in housing units without a mortgage was $66,322.

Amoung householders without a mortgage, 14.2% are housing cost burdened (paying 30% or more of the household income toward housing costs). Across the U.S., 14.8% of homeowners without a mortgage are housing cost burdened, as are 13.3% across New Mexico.

On the 2023 YRRS, 3.6% of youth in high school reported they were living in "unstable" housing situations (that is, other than living with parents or guardians); 3.1% reported they had slept away from home at some point in the past 30 days because they had been "kicked out, ran away, or were abandoned?"