COMPARING TWO PLACES
Durango vs Barre
PLACE A
Durango, CO
VS
PLACE B
Barre, VT
Durango and Barre are close in size. Durango earns more, with a median household income $2,607 higher. Durango has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 0%).
DURANGOBARREDIFFERENCE
Total population56,89859,652−5% vs Barre
Population density3487−53
Population growth8.4%0.5%+7.9 pts
Median age43.243.8−0.6
Male50.5%49.8%+0.7 pts
Female49.5%50.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%3.2%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.1%91.1%−15.0 pts
Black0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.9%2.8%+10.1 pts
Asian0.8%0.8%−0.0 pts
Other10.1%4.5%+5.5 pts
Median household income$86,056$83,449+$2,607
Per capita income$49,353$47,977+$1,376
Poverty rate11.7%8.7%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.439+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%48.1%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree19.2%19.6%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.7%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation63.9%65.3%−1.4 pts
Median home value$591,500$315,000+$276,500
Median gross rent$1,504$1,163+$341
Owner-occupied70.9%73.7%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.9%16.6%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%39.0%+10.2 pts
Average commute20.323.4−3.1
Worked from home18.1%19.1%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.6%−0.5 pts
Uninsured8.2%3.1%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025