COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kirtland vs Durango
PLACE A
Kirtland, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Durango, Colorado
Kirtland is 97% smaller than Durango. Kirtland earns more, with a median household income $21,398 higher. Durango has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -93%).
KIRTLANDDURANGODIFFERENCE
Total population57219,733−97% vs Durango
Population density3321,338−1,006
Population growth-92.6%12.9%−105.5 pts
Median age36.138.3−2.2
Male58.3%50.8%+7.5 pts
Female41.7%49.2%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born5.6%2.0%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.8%78.4%−43.5 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.4%8.7%+14.8 pts
Asian5.4%0.8%+4.6 pts
Other36.3%11.6%+24.7 pts
Median household income$100,000$78,602+$21,398
Per capita income$49,356$48,642+$714
Poverty rate8.6%13.0%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5420.461+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%60.4%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree12.4%22.7%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%3.1%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation67.6%67.6%Even
Median home value$291,300$668,400−$377,100
Median gross rent$920$1,636−$716
Owner-occupied81.6%53.0%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%7.5%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households21.4%52.4%−31.0 pts
Average commute30.914.3+16.6
Worked from home7.0%15.0%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.6%6.5%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025