Durango is home to 19,411 people in Colorado. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $668,400. 5,489 more people live here than in 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,602, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Durango
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$193,446 → $668,400(+246%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.3% → 60.4%(+29.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share11.9% → 8.7%(−3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Durango's population equals 34% of La Plata County's. Its number of households without a car equals 66% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 22% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.3%(286)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(194)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 709 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Durango, decade by decade
Durango population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,430
$55,192
$193,446
31.3%
35.0
2000
13,922
$63,561
$321,158
43.0%
39.7
2010
16,887
$77,513
$547,376
49.3%
44.9
2020
19,071
$79,296
$573,052
55.4%
50.3
2024
19,411
$78,602
$668,400
60.4%
45.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
