COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dolores County

Colorado · 1,504 residents · 1,067 sq mi

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Dolores County is home to 1,504 people in Colorado. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 34% less than in Colorado as a whole. The typical home is worth $41,200. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,504

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,844 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−14%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,067 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(130)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(95)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(212)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(202)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(192)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(168)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(59)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,952

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,196 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,784

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,106 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,200

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$312

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $510 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(1,711)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(71)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(1,455)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(20)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other3.1%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9%(220)

Spaniard0.7%(17)

Ancestry

German25.1%(610)

English16%(388)

Irish11.7%(285)

American6%(146)

Italian3.6%(87)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(83)

Danish3.4%(82)

French3%(74)

Czech2.7%(65)

Scottish1.8%(43)

Subsaharan African0.6%(15)

Dutch0.6%(14)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(14)

Polish0.3%(7)

Croatian0.2%(4)

Greek0.2%(4)

Norwegian0.2%(4)

Swedish0.2%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.9%(256)

Married69.5%(776)

Widowed3.8%(43)

Divorced3.8%(42)

Women 15+

Never married12.5%(134)

Married77.3%(827)

Widowed2.8%(30)

Divorced7.4%(79)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.3%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.2%(60)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.6%(76)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 248 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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