COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blanco vs Durango
PLACE A
Blanco, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Durango, Colorado
Blanco is 98% smaller than Durango. Durango earns more, with a median household income $22,977 higher. Blanco has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 13%).
BLANCODURANGODIFFERENCE
Total population49219,733−98% vs Durango
Population density801,338−1,258
Population growth26.5%12.9%+13.6 pts
Median age60.138.3+21.8
Male51.8%50.8%+1.0 pts
Female48.2%49.2%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.9%78.4%−22.5 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.5%8.7%+19.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other15.7%11.6%+4.0 pts
Median household income$55,625$78,602−$22,977
Per capita income$33,923$48,642−$14,719
Poverty rate31.6%13.0%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%60.4%−39.2 pts
Graduate degree8.8%22.7%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation40.1%67.6%−27.5 pts
Median home value$257,600$668,400−$410,800
Median gross rent–$1,636–
Owner-occupied100.0%53.0%+47.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%7.5%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.4%−52.4 pts
Average commute23.714.3+9.3
Worked from home27.0%15.0%+12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured19.2%6.5%+12.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024