COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Mesa vs Durango
PLACE A
White Mesa, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Durango, Colorado
White Mesa is 99% smaller than Durango. Durango earns more, with a median household income $24,763 higher. Durango has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -26%).
WHITE MESADURANGODIFFERENCE
Total population12419,733−99% vs Durango
Population density81,338−1,330
Population growth-26.4%12.9%−39.4 pts
Median age38.738.3+0.4
Male58.1%50.8%+7.3 pts
Female41.9%49.2%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic10.5%78.4%−67.9 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other89.5%11.6%+77.9 pts
Median household income$53,839$78,602−$24,763
Per capita income$31,480$48,642−$17,162
Poverty rate16.9%13.0%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3100.461−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%60.4%−60.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%67.6%−1.0 pts
Median home value$335,700$668,400−$332,700
Median gross rent$409$1,636−$1,227
Owner-occupied75.9%53.0%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%7.5%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.4%−52.4 pts
Average commute15.714.3+1.4
Worked from home18.2%15.0%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured15.3%6.5%+8.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024